Would you use a 4"x4"embroidery hoop?

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Interest check, please.

The Babylock Embroidery machine can embroider a design up to 5" x 7", and we have a hoop for that size (two, actually). But bigger isn’t necessarily better. If we had a 4"x4" hoop, would anyone use it?

Why, you might ask, would someone use a 4"x4" hoop when we already have a bigger one? Here are some reasons:

  1. Using the smallest hoop that will circumscribe your design will give you the best tension control (i.e, least slack) when you hoop up your project.

  2. It saves on stabilizer. The stabilizer must cover your (large) hoop, regardless of your design size. If you are embroidering something small (for example, a shirt chest pocket-sized logo, or a monogram), a 4"x4" hoop is adequate. Using the 5"x7" hoop requires a 10" x 12" piece of stabilizer - which seems like a waste to me.

  3. If you are embroidering a small item or garment, like baby items, it’s hard to get a large hoop in there.

A 4"x4" hoop (like this one) isn’t expensive.

Please speak up if you think this would be useful.

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@uglyknees I think this would be a great addition and the smaller hoop would tension and make a good addition to this tool.

Nicky trusts Chris’s recommendations … so do I.

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Short answer is Yes.

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I say it’s a good idea on grounds of reducing waste alone

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FWIW, and I intentionally didn’t mention this before … we already have a thick package of pre-cut stabilizer that would work with this new hoop. It’s cut too small to use with the 5x7 hoop.

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I would use it. I’m planning on doing some monograms and the smaller hoop would make it much easier!

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Most everything I’d like to do would be pretty small, so – yes!

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Is 4"x4" the hoop size or the working area within the hoop?

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Good clarification!

4x4 refers to the working area inside the hoop. The outer dimensions of the hoop would be more like 6" x 7".

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As I have access to my own embroidery gear, I don’t have a real horse in the race, but a selection of hoop sizes makes the machine much better to use.

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Yes.
We will purchase it.
Thank you for putting the link up. Ill buy it some point tomorrow

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