How to hoop perfectly for embroidery placement.

This trick was shown to me a few years ago now by a very embroidery savvy lady and I have been sharing it with students and customers whenever possible.

It was always such an ordeal to get an item hooped exactly where I wanted it as just the action of pressing the hoops together was enough to make the fabric slip out of position. Yes, I can adjust things at the machine however, double sided basting tape has reduced the amount of fussing I now need to do!

First, draw lines at a 90 degree angle intersecting where you wish you design to be.

Next apply double sided basting tape to the inside edge of your inside hoop.

Now you can stick your inner hoop to your fabric using the intersecting lines to position the hoop centre to your project centre.

And of course, because it is sticky, it wont shift!

Now I am hooped and have my cross mark for the centre of the embroidery and I can use my machines positioning abilities to fine tune everything.

What a great time saver and once the basting tape loses its'stick I just put another layer on.