Slipping Hoop? More “Hand” Sewing Sense…
An inexpensive and quick “no-sew” way to prevent your embroidery hoop from slipping is to wrap your hoop with athletic “pre-wrap”. You can purchase it at your local sporting goods store. “Pre-wrap” is a foam-like stretchy material, which sticks to itself when gently stretched. It’s about 2” wide and is purchased by the roll. If you go to the sporting goods store and the clerk has no idea what you want, tell them that you want the material that football players “pre-wrap” their legs or wrists with. They use this material before taping with athletic tape as it prevents the athletic tape from sticking to their skin. “Pre-wrap” can be applied to the outer or inner hoop (I wrap the outer hoop) by just gently stretching and wrapping as you work you way around the hoop. When you reach the end, just pull a little tighter and tear, the tape “end” will stick to itself. When your pre-wrapped hoop begins to fray, simply remove that section and re-wrap. It lasts a long time. This method is fast and requires no hand stitching to keep it in place as does twill tape binding.
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