Embroidery hoops come in many flavor, although the basic spherical wood and plastic ones are the most ordinary. You can find them at most craft provisions:
Cut a tetragon of cloth slightly bigger than your hoop.
To create, loosen the rotate at the top of the hoop. You'll then disconnect the hoops. Rest the surface hoop to the side - we'll worry about it in a next!
(If you're using a plastic hoop, the inside hoop will have a lip. This edge be able to come over the summit of the hoop OR hang below the bottom. Your choice! See the last photo for how I collect my plastic hoops.)
Put down the piece of cloth over the natural inside hoop.
After you have the cloth over the inside hoop, shove the top hoop down over the inside one. This will squeeze in the fabric between them. Now you'll want to squeeze the screw a bit and start pull the fabric tight. The fabric balanced among the hoops should not give very much - this will make the embroider much more difficult than it should be.
After the cloth is tight, keep tightening the turn until it feels protected to you. But not so strongly you can't dislodge it! You'll be repentant that once you've embroidered for a couple hours and your sore fingers can't open the hoop.
Step 3: Threading the Needle and All About Floss
Needle thread can be a little difficult at times. I've found the easiest way to do it is to wet through the very end of the floss (yes, put it in your mouth.) and squish it between your thumb and forefinger. This will flatten it out and allow it to pass through the eye of the needle with less excitement.
Also: stay in mind that you do not twice the floss as you sometimes do with filament. You're basically going to pull the filament through the eye and let a few inch hang loose. You'll reef knot the other end as usual. (And make sure to cut off the loose material after the knot - it'll make your work neater! Never leave more than 1/2 inch after the knot, or it'll get scrambled while you stitch.)
Most floss is multi strand. The most common is six strand. You can separate the floss for more full work. The best way to do this it to use your fingernails to separate the strands and then pull is apart gradually. :)
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