Not using a hoop

slaho330

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?

PinkEstrella

I never use hoop. I Always wash my hands before, never eat next my work... Gloves are too much, in my opinion.

AlexSrb

i wash my hands before stitching and yes i use hoop

JoyfulJT

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  

Flirti

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!

seditas

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.

Finajenny

messy hands doesnt bother me much (not tooo messy) because i always wash my finish projects :)\

stitchingideas

i wash my hands before stitching and yes i use hoop

yiya

I will still use the hoop, will wash hands before splicing, so that will not be dirty.

Morganza

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.

Flirti

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