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Metal Hoops

November 1, 2022

Hooping ready-to-wear garments is difficult or impossible due to seams, narrow areas or buttons/rivets. When using a Metal Hoop hooping won't be a problem!

When you want to embroider on quilts or other projects where you do not want residuals from stabilizer on the back
side, the Metal Hoop is perfect! Embroider without stabilizer.

Embroidering several designs after each other or doing endless embroideries is easy, just remove the magnets and
move the fabric. Ready to embroider the next design in no time!

Magnets

  • The magnets are used to fix fabric to the hoop or to keep excess fabric away from the embroidery area. Place the magnets evenly spaced on the hoop for best embroidery result. Note: There is an extra set of four magnets available as an optional accessory, (#620132696, INSPIRA™ Magnet Set 4 pcs). They can be used to fix the fabric more securely to the hoop when not using adhesive stabilizer.
  • Never use more than 8 magnets when embroidering. This recommendation is due to the weight of the magnets.

Metal hoop 180x130

Large Metal Hoop 240x150

Small Metal Hoop 100x100

Different ways to Use the hoop

  • Hard-to-Hoop Fabrics and Finished Garments Thin stretch fabrics, velvet, suede, leather and coarse fabrics is hard to hoop and the fabric can be damaged by the hooping.
  • For those fabrics, use the hoop with adhesive stabilizer. This is also the perfect solution when embroidering on garments as jackets, jeans, waistbands, pockets, collars or sleeves.
  • We recommend using Inspira™ “Light & Tacky TearA-Way™” stabilizer (#620115396). This stabilizer has a good adhesive and is easy to remove from the hoop without leaving any residual.
  • Place the Metal Hoop up-side-down on a flat surface and fasten the stabilizer as illustrated (ill. D). Cut off the stabilizer to a suitable size. Turn the hoop right side up. Still on a flat surface, position the fabric/garment on the sticky surface and press with your fingers to fasten the fabric to the stabilizer (ill E). If you have a lot of fabric or if embroidering on a finished garment, use the magnets to keep the excess fabric away from the embroidery area (see ill. F, G and H).