Not using a hoop
Lately I have started to not use a hoop for larger projects. Does anyone else do this? My one worry is getting the piece very dirty by handling it so directly.I do wash my hands before stitching, but should I be using gloves?I never use hoop. I Always wash my hands before, never eat next my work... Gloves are too much, in my opinion. i wash my hands before stitching and yes i use hoop I also never use a hoop, I stitch in hand.Agree, keep hands very clean and never eat while stitching. Gloves would not work for me, need to feel the thread and fabric.
Never had to wash a project when finished.
Also, have never stitched a really big project.I tend to like medium to small designs I don´t like using a hoop, as said before I also need to feel the fabric and the needle ..but most important thing at all: ALWAYS wash your hands before stitching! Yo tampoco lo usaba hasta que mis manos empeoraron, ahora ya me he acostumbrado, me queda el punto mas bonito y la labor mas limpia. messy hands doesnt bother me much (not tooo messy) because i always wash my finish projects :)\ i wash my hands before stitching and yes i use hoop I will still use the hoop, will wash hands before splicing, so that will not be dirty. I only use hoop on very big project with soft fabric, for the rest of them, I prefer not to use hoop, I am always worried actually that the stitching will get unsettled in the places where hoop is, so I avoid it as much as I can. I agree with the others, just washing hands should be perfectly enough. update: I have a Q-Snap now, but I don´t like the stitching - I always do the sewing method, so it is really really weird to me! But I will give it another try, as I want to stitch 2 large projects this year