Listed below are all the frequently asked questions for this section.
Q. Do your hoop frames make my machine sew a larger design than it does now?
Q. What are the differences of the 3 BERNINA MEGA, BONUS and STANDARD mounting BRACKETS ?
Q. I have more than one embroidery machine. Can I use the Universal Cap Hoop-It-All on each of them?
Q. Why would I use the Hoop-It-All instead of the hoop furnished with my machine?
Q. Is the Cap/Hat Hoop-It-All designed only for caps and other difficult to hoop items?
Q. Do your hoop frames make my machine sew a larger design than it does now?
A. No. Our hoops do not change the manufacturer's engineering or settings within your machine. In order to accomplish sewing out larger designs than you machine currently sews, you will need to split your large design down into small sections and then piece them back together.
Our hoops make this much faster, as you are not required to re-hoop the fabric as you are with the hoop your machine came with.
Q. What are the differences of the 3 BERNINA MEGA, BONUS and STANDARD mounting BRACKETS ?
A. The BONUS BRACKET Enlarges the sewing Field of the standard Giant mounting bracket over 100%, for a SINGLE POSITION, which needs half the bracket movement than the standard Bracket.
The benefit of using our Mega Bracket, is that you can use our hoops and the machine thinks it is using your machines Mega Hoop.
Our Super Giant Long and Super Giant Double-Wide hoops are much longer than your Mega hoop. These hoops allow you to slide anywhere along the hoop rails. Our Mega Bracket slides the same as Bernina's Mega Hoop into 3 positions.There is extra space beyond the Mega Hoop area that can also be filled in with embroidery.
You can learn more about all of these options on our NEWS page/ MEGA BRACKET.
Q. I have more than one embroidery machine. Can I use the Universal Cap Hoop-It-All on each of them?
A. Hoop-It-All's Universal (Medium sized) cap hoop may be made to fit most machine models. Several exceptions are the Brother 7000/7500, Baby Lock Esante' I & II, Bernina Artista, Aurora and the Melco Stellar. Most other machine models (as of this writing) can be interchanged from one brand to another by replacing the embroidery bracket. Some models require a special factory modification before they can be interchanged. Remember though-if you have 2 hoops, you can use both of your machines at the same time....
Q. Why would I use the Hoop-It-All instead of the hoop furnished with my machine?
A. Hoop-It-All hoops eliminate the need to stretch your fabric tight between 2-rings! You will not have to worry about thickness, bulk, seams, zippers, pockets and stretching. They save time and do not stretch fabrics or distort embroidery. Hoop-It-All hoops are flat and slide under the sewing machine presser foot easily. Small items such as socks, ribbons, ties, collars, cuffs, belts, and quilt squares are simply pressed to the SIA adhesive stabilizer and held in place during the embroidery.
Q. Is the Cap/Hat Hoop-It-All designed only for caps and other difficult to hoop items?
A. No, any item that can fit beneath the sewing machine needle is a project perfect for a Cap Hoop-It-All. For larger designs you will want one of our larger Giant Hoops.
Q. How do the Hoop-It-All hoops hold the fabric?
A. The fabric is held in place by adhering SIA (pressure-sensitive adhesive stabilizer) to the back side of the Hoop-It-All. The SIA adhesive side faces up and the fabric is then placed against the adhesive holding the fabric securely, thus preventing any undesirable movement and subsequent distortion of the design.
When finished with the embroidery, peel the SIA off the hoop or cut a patch to cover the torn area and finger-press the patch to overlap about an inch around the torn edge and resume the next embroidery.