[amayausers] Re: Hooping
- From: "Edna Khalifeh" <ednakhalifeh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:23:38 -0500
Hi Everyone,
Don't quote me on this, and maybe I don't understand how you're doing it, but a
long time
ago (don't even remember who it was) I was told to loosen the hoop just enough
to get the
fabric/stabilizer in with a little pressure. Then tighten it slightly. I hate
trying to
get the stabilizer in with the fabric, it never works for me so I just put the
fabric
(iron on Firm hold on back if it's a stretchy fabric) and slide the stabilizer
underneath.
I rarely have a problem with loose fabric this way. Only time I loosen the
hoop is when
I'm hooping a thicker fabric, otherwise it always stays the same and one twist
to
tighten/loosen. Occasionally I pull the fabric very slightly from both top and
bottom at
once and then sides at once. At least if I'm stretching it some, it's even,
LOL! But I
try to do it only on wovens. I'm sure others have better advice on this. Edna
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Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:58 PM
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Subject: [amayausers] Hooping
Okay all you folks that been doing this forever, I need some guidance. I read
somewhere
eons ago about pre-tensioning your hoops. The deal was you get the fabric and
backing
together then put them in the hoop while it is real loose. Then you tighten the
screw, by
hand, till it is just snug. This was supposed to give you the right tension
during
hooping. Sounds good to me. Problem I am having, and really always have, is
when I get the
fabric hooped I end up with loose fabric in the hoop. Have to gently pull the
edges to get
the fabric taut. I know this is wrong and read (maybe I read too much) that
this is caused
by the hoop being to tight and pushing the fabric into the hoop. So I loosen
the hoop up,
still does it, loosen it some more, not much better. Now I am at the point
where I am not
sure the garment will stay in the hoop. Not good. This happens primarily when
working with
thin woven materials.What am I doing wrong? Open to all suggestions, including
forgetting
about it and going fishing.
Herb
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