Embroidery Tools – QSnaps Tutorial

After posting about the hoop stand and the QSnaps, some conversation was generated about the ease and nonease of using QSnaps. Some embroiderers say that they have difficulty removing the QSnaps when they have to reposition the hoop. I’ve never thought of that, and I think I know why.

Here is how I use QSnaps.

I place the hoop frame under the fabric to be embroidered.

Place a strip of fabric strip, maybe a light muslin, over top of the first side of the QSnap that is under the fabric to be embroidered.

Lay the QSnap down on top of that fabric strip.

Center the QSnap over the fabric strip.

Snap the QSnap into place.

Here is the first side snapped into place over the protective fabric strip.

Then, moving to adjacent edge, lay another protective fabric strip over the second edge of the QSnap frame.

Lay the QSnap down on top of that fabric strip. Center the QSnap over the fabric strip.

Snap the QSnap into place.

Here is the second side done. The protective fabric strips do not get caught by the next QSnap. Each hangs freely in the corners.

Then, moving to adjacent edge, lay another protective fabric strip over the third edge of the QSnap frame.

Lay the QSnap down on top of that fabric strip. Center the QSnap over the fabric strip. Snap the QSnap into place.

Then, moving to the last edge, lay another protective fabric strip over the fourth edge of the QSnap frame.

Lay the QSnap down on top of that fabric strip. Center the QSnap over the fabric strip. Snap the QSnap into place.

Here it is with all sides of the QSnap snapped into place. You can see all the edges of the protective fabric strips as they sit under the QSnap edges.

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To tighten the fabric and pull it taut, grab the edge of the QSnap…

and gently “twist” outward, away from the center. The material tightens right up.

Here is the fabric waiting for embroidery all taut in the QSnap hoop.

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To remove the QSnap edges, grab the strip of protective fabric…

and pull away from the QSnap frame in an outward direction. The QSnap edges come right off with no problems.

I hope this helps to explain some of the mysteries of the QSnap quilt/embroidery hoop and its tight, snap down edges.

Your life needs fun. Go ahead and have fun!

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* I bought my QSnaps from Fiddlesticks – Hawaii

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