Thank You Lorena! I'm glad it was helpful! I think I saved up for about three years before I bought my lapstand 15 years ago, and my mother paid for part of it as a gift. After stitching for 35 years, I have slowly acquired things over the years. All the time I was a young mother with kids at home I only had a q-snap, and one pair of embroidery scissors. Which is really all you need, right :)
Breanda, Hi ! I have enjoyed your video a great deal. Very Helpful. I have saved it for later also, so I can watch it again when I'am using my Q-Snaps. Thank Uou for such a detail video of using the Q-snaps. Blessings, friend ! Sincerely, Robbin..
No need to add fabric under clamps, just place project in backwards, so backside is flush with clamps and clamps are clamped into backside of fabric, so easy to end threads since backside is flush. Only way I use a qsnap now
That is such a great idea! I know a lot of stitchers that stitch that way. I have tried it and don't enjoy it for some reason so I switched back. If there is extra fabric on the sides of the project I just fold it to the backside, under the clamp. But if there is no fabric selvedge to fold over and help keep the clamp tight, like when I am stitching close to the edge, I use strips of felt to hold the clamp tight. My newer clamps need a lot less felt strips than my older ones, lol.
Well this was a timely video...day before I received my own Elan lapstand in the mail. I was totally enabled by your earlier video about it 😊 I have tried it out with my Qsnaps, an old Bill's scroll frame and a Rolaframe. It works wonderfully with them all!! My left wrist already feels better from not gripping these things!! I have other lap/floor stands but this one will definitely be my favorite!!!!!
I'm so glad you are enjoying them!!! When I first started using mine, it felt a little awkward the first few weeks. But now I can't imagine stitching without it!
Awesome video demo and explanation Brenda!Thank you so much!! My birthday is in a few weeks and I am asking my husband for the Elan lap stand. You inspired me to get one . I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and holding the Qsnap in my hand is becoming just to painful. You are my favorite flosstuber Brenda! Keep on stitching and making flosstube. We love you.
Thank you so much! I received my floor stand a couple weeks ago and could not figure out why I couldn't tighten the clamp down. It was like it kept slipping. Took that washer out and it works perfectly now. Will get a replacement washer later today. THANK YOU
Brenda, fantastic video. Thanks for sharing. Thanks also for answering my query via email about the scroll rod elastic tensioners. I hadn't seen this video when I emailed you the other day. So thanks for responding. Have a great stitchy day. Glo
Thanks for the tips and video. I just ordered the Artisan Design deluxe kit for Locskroll rods and the Elan lap stand. Can't wait to get it. I'll probably watch your videos again on these frames and stand after I get them.
Brenda, thanks for sharing all your great tips and learnings! Very helpful. I couldn't help but notice how neat your back is on the first piece you showed. In a future video, could you please share your technique? I don't get too hung up on how the back looks but I'm always curious as to how others stitch to keep the back neat and clean. Thanks again, I love your casual style and look forward to listening/watching you on Sunday mornings when I can sneak in a few stitches before the day begins. ❤
Thank You Carol! Yes, I can talk about that. I don't think I do anything special besides clipping my tails off after I have gone under a few stitches to end a thread. And tucking under threads every few stitches if I am going to travel a few inches across the back. And I try really hard not to travel across the back unless it will be hidden beneath other stitches. I don't travel more than one stitch across the back if it will be in a no stitching area. I am glad my videos have been helpful :)
Brenda, Thank you for showing your stands and how they work. I have a lowery with me, but don't really use it. I havve thought about trying a lap stand so thank you for the review of yours. Jacque
Hi Brenda-thanks for showing this! I have the same stand and can’t get the scroll rods or my qsnaps to stop slipping but I’m going to try some of the tips you listed and see how things go. I also think I would do better with an armless chair like yours!
Hi Brenda, I just got by K creations the smaller stand. It is on sale at 123 Stitch it is great it goes flat so you can take it with you. I also have the larger one like you have for my bigger projects. Thanks for sharing. Happy stitching
Thank You Debbie! The Ohio trip was fun and relaxing, lots of quiet down time which I crave. The Bear Lake Trip was great to be with family, but a lot more stress and "work", lol. Both great, but two different kinds of vacation :)
Brenda... i love your lap stand! i might have to get one! for whatever reason it never occurred me to put felt under my qsnap clamps... u saved me. thank you! i wish i had been able to spend more time talking to you at stitch-con.... i hope to see you there next year!
Hi Apple!!! I agree, I would have liked to talk to you more and see what you were stitching on. Next year!! I'm glad the felt idea was helpful :) And if you get a lapstand, I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed mine!
HI BRENDA!!!! I've always been curious about Elan stands. One of these days I'll get around to possibly getting one lol. One of my favorite parts was you figuring out the right hand/left hand instructions, "Huh, that makes sense." I had an audible laugh there :P
Hi brenda my name is terryann I'm from new Jersey. I'm new to your video an I'm also new at doing cross stitch. I just got an 8 by 8 an a6 by 6 a snap an I'm not shore how to use them an want size ada do I use for both of them.
Thank you so so so much for showing us how you use all those things. My main concern is about the shoulders. I've seen you don't have any base to support them. Only one last ask, could you make a video where you are stitching then we could see how those ergonomic points work? One more, thank you. Miriam
Hi Mirili! Yes, I can do that :) I do wonder about the stress I am putting on my rotator cuffs with all that repetitive motion. I have never been able to stitch in a chair with arms, my arms brush against the chair and it gives me a rash, and if I rest my elbows on the arms it tweaks my shoulders and gives me a headache. And makes bruises on my elbows and forearms. I maybe need arms that are just the right height? I saw a flosstuber who put a "boppie" nursing pillow around her waist to support her arms. That could be a solution, but it would still be something brushing against my arms. I will have to cogitate on this problem, lol.
I love my Elan! I purchased it after viewing your first video. Thank you! I’d love to have a floor stand someday. I just need to find a generous benefactor. LOL
Hi Donna! I am glad you are enjoying it! It was a little awkward for me to get used to mine the first few days after I purchased it, but I can't imagine stitching without it now! I know exactly what you mean about the floorstand, lol. I saved for a long time before I could afford it.
Ty Brenda for this video & all your other wonderful videos too. I do have a couple of questions about your lap stand? I have a couple sizes of scroll frames but the sides on mine are square instead of round. Would I be able to use this lap stand with my rods? The other question I have & sorry I can’t remember if I asked this or not before , but have you ever thought of putting the base that sits on your legs under your legs instead? If this makes sense what I’m trying to say? Cause I have a hoop that’s attached to a stand called the fanny hoop & I put that under my legs & it works great. The only thing I wish the hoop was removable instead of fixed. Have a great day. Love to watch your videos. Hugs
Hi Denise! My scroll ride side piece is square/rectangular as well, not round. Do you mean the edges of your scroll rod side piece are sharp square edges instead of rounded off? I pulled out the scroll rods I bought at JoAnns many years ago, that have sharp square edges on the side piece and the clamp holds it great. If I am using stretcher bars (what the canvas piece was on when I showed the floor stand), those are much thinner pieces of wood, and square. The v-clamp still works great with those, I just have to put both adapters in, one on the top and one on the bottom to make two flat surfaces coming down on that stretcher bar. And it still works great, never falls out. I hope that helps. If I misunderstood your question, please let me know :) The arm on my lapstand is not tall enough to put the stand under my legs. The stitching ends up being so far away from my eyes I have to crouch over to see it and reach it. And that really hurts my upper back. I love having it on top of my lap, I am so used to it now. I have heard of those fanny hoops, they sound great!
My stitching chair has arms. Would those arms interfere while using the gazelle floor stand ? I noticed your chair is armless. Also I have to use a floor magnifying lamp when stitching. Do you use a magnifier while you stitch?
I know a lot of people who stitch in chairs with arms. I don't, because I don't like my arms brushing against the chair arms when I stitch. I think the floorstand would still work, depending on how wide your piece was. If the frame your piece is on, is wider than the space between the arms of your chair, then that might be a problem. And with a really large piece you might have to push the floor stand away from you a little to turn the piece to the back so it didn't hit the arms as it turned. I am not sure how the arm that comes up on the side would work with arms. You would have to have the arm of the stand on the outside of the chair arm I think, and then the left hand side of your work would be over the top of the chair arm. Maybe not so good if you have really wide arms. Although if you look at the Artisan Design website, there is a picture of his wife using one of the floorstands with a recliner and it works fine.
I have a pinched nerve in my neck so I can’t stitch right now.. my pt thinks I should get a stand. Lap or floor so my head isn’t bent over my work like it is now when I stitch in hand.
Thank Brenda, very informative, what size qsnap frame would you suggest is most useful to start out with? I have never used one, but do use smaller embroidery hoops on my projects, I stitch variety of sizes, but nothing really big.
Hi Judy!! My favorite size is the 11 x 11 q-snap because I can stitch quite a bit without having to move the q-snap, but it is still small enough to manage nicely in my lap frame or in my hands, resting on my chest. Although, if it is a small piece and the fabric is not big enough to fit in an 11 x 11 q-snap then you would have to use a smaller one. My daughters both preferred 8 x 8 q-snaps when they first started out, more similar to a small embroidery hoop size. And most small projects had a piece of fabric that was at least 8 x 8. But now they both prefer 11 x 11. It partly depends on how big the fabric is of the projects you will mostly be working on as well.
@@Handworkmaniac Thank you so much Brenda. I am really enjoying your channel, I am hoping to watch them all, as it is a good time to do it during covid19 . Very informative and beautiful stitching. Keep stitching.. Stay safe.
I did once, and it did make it a lot softer. But it also made it really, really wrinkly and it needed a serious pressing afterwards. I have kind of gotten used to the stiff fabric and it doesn't bother me anymore :)
Thank You! With the amount he sells, I think he is constantly making them and selling them. He said his business ebbs and flows a lot, so he probably has times when he can't keep up with the orders, and times when he has several stacked up waiting to be sold.
I not using a stand but I keep losing tension on my q snap and they tight as can be. I use felt too! Any suggestions appreciated. I have tons of fabric cuz I’m doing full coverage (HAED)
Hi Rhonda! Are they the actual q-snap brand? I noticed the ones they sell at Hobby Lobby are not as tight. When my q-snaps get older and the clips get stretched out, you can run the clips through the dishwasher on the heat dry setting, and that shrinks them up a bit. Or you can buy replacement clips.
Hello Victoria! Do you mean the velcro straps on the sides of the wooden frame? They are called "scroll rod side tensioners" and can be found on Etsy.com.
Hello, I just got my Elan and I haven't gotten it down yet. I would like to buy lokscrolls scroll frames for my big piece that I'm currently working on. What's the size that you used for this video? The sidebars as well? Thank you in advance.
Hi. I've been looking everywhere for a tutorial how to remove a q snap from your work. I cannot remove them without tearing the fabric . Please can anyone help me?
Hi Skye! I meant to show that on the video I did yesterday, and completely forgot!!! I'm so sorry! It sounds like you may be trying to slide the clips off? That is the only thing I can think of that might tear the fabric. I don't slide the clips on or off, I just push the clips straight on, and they kind of "pop" on, and I take them off the same way just pull them straight off, and they pop off. Sometimes you kind of have to get your fingernails underneath the edge and just pull really hard when they are brand new and so tight. Maybe your q-snap has a rough spot or a piece of sharp plastic sticking up somewhere?
Hello! Do you mean the lapframe where the side arm is in two pieces so you can bend and adjust it there as well? Such as the K's Creation stand? I used one like that for a few minutes at a stitching event. It seemed to be lovely and well made. Definitely a nice stand. The one I was using did not stand up as high as my Elan does, so if I put it on my lap, it was further away from my eyes. I prefer my stand to be on my lap, and to be closer to my eyes. But the person who was using it was using it on a table, and it was the perfect height for them.
I just got the full set of scroll rods from Artisan Designs for my birthday in May :) Could you show how you put your stitching on the scroll rods? TIA!
Hi Elizabeth! I can do that :) In the meantime, I always do it with everything layed out on the floor, as it is a little bit fiddly. And I usually either purposely cut my fabric a little long on the top and bottom, or sew some scrap fabric to the top and bottom, so there is plenty of fabric to hook under the little wooden piece, and then roll around once to hold it in place.
Thank you for this info! I am investigating stands so this was helpful...but I need a place to clip on a magnifying lamp...I just can’t seem to find the right combo! Do you ever clip one on? If so, where and what kind? Thank you!
I'm glad it was helpful!! If I have to use a magnifying lamp, I use my Ott floor stand one. But it drives me crazy getting it in just the right place, and gives me a headache. I much prefer having my Ott floor lamp just above and over my shoulder shining directly on my piece. And using my awesome magnifying readers for magnification. If I have already taken out my contacts for the day, I wear the readers over the top of my glasses. Or I could use the "mag eyes magnification" product that works with glasses. I do have a small clip on "mighty bright" light that I use when I am away from home and I just elip it to the top of my q-snap frame. However, when you flip to the back, the light is on the wrong side, lol. Finding the right combination that works for you is tricky, keep trying until you find it :) Artisan Design does have their Ergo model floor stand that has several optional attachments. Maybe your clip on lamp/magnifier could clip to one of those?
Hi Donna!! I can do that :) In the meantime, I am a one-handed stitcher. So my left hand stays on the fabric to guide my needle a little bit. And my right hand constantly moves back and forth from the top of the fabric to the bottom of the fabric, around the right-hand side of the frame. A little trickier with the really wide scroll rods!
Hi Shauna! I usually use 11 x 11 q-snaps. But occasionally I use an 8 x 8 if the design and fabric are too small to fit on an 11 x 11. And I use a 14 x 14 with extenders to make if 17 x 17 when I am beading a large project.
Hi Rita! I have tried that, but the arm is not long enough to do that. It makes the stitching too far away from my eyes, which makes me crouch, which hurts my upper back. I love having it on my lap, and I am totally used to it now. I know there are stands out there made to go under your legs that people love. Have a lovely stitchy day!
So torn if I need lap or floor. Thank you for all your tips. ❤ you are the best - a marvelous teacher.
Thank You Ginger! That is such a hard choice!!! :)
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent with all of us. I’ve learned so much from you. ❤️❤️
Thank You! What a nice thing to say :)
Thank you for making this video. My husband gave me 1 for Mother’s Day. After watching reviews of different stands, the Elan was the best.
You are welcome!! I still love mine and use it every day :)
You explain so clearly that one understands perfectly well. I just wish I could buy one like yours and all those nice and useful gadgets!
Thank You Lorena! I'm glad it was helpful! I think I saved up for about three years before I bought my lapstand 15 years ago, and my mother paid for part of it as a gift. After stitching for 35 years, I have slowly acquired things over the years. All the time I was a young mother with kids at home I only had a q-snap, and one pair of embroidery scissors. Which is really all you need, right :)
Breanda, Hi ! I have enjoyed your video a great deal. Very Helpful. I have saved it for later also, so I can watch it again when I'am using my Q-Snaps. Thank Uou for such a detail video of using the Q-snaps. Blessings, friend ! Sincerely, Robbin..
Thank You Robbin! I am glad it was helpful :)
No need to add fabric under clamps, just place project in backwards, so backside is flush with clamps and clamps are clamped into backside of fabric, so easy to end threads since backside is flush. Only way I use a qsnap now
That is such a great idea! I know a lot of stitchers that stitch that way. I have tried it and don't enjoy it for some reason so I switched back. If there is extra fabric on the sides of the project I just fold it to the backside, under the clamp. But if there is no fabric selvedge to fold over and help keep the clamp tight, like when I am stitching close to the edge, I use strips of felt to hold the clamp tight. My newer clamps need a lot less felt strips than my older ones, lol.
Brenda, this was a great help to me! The way you showed everything was so clear and easy to understand. Thank you so much for sharing this! ♥️🙂
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Your Welcome Meline! I am glad it was helpful :)
Thanks so much for the detailed video. Super helpful! ❤
I'm glad it was helpful :)
Brenda! Thank you so much fo showing or demonstrated how to used the lap and floor stand. Will orders both as my birthday present.
Hi Nelly! I'm glad it was helpful! I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy mine :)
I've been searching for a lap stand your videos sold me on this Elan lap stand. Thank you.
Your welcome! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed mine :)
I want to tell you “Thank you!!!”, your first video about this stander was sooooo helpful for me - ☺️ I bought one
I'm so glad they were helpful :) I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.
Hello Brenda,
Protecting you stitching with batting or felt was very helpful. Thank you, Flossie
I'm glad it was helpful Flossie!
Well this was a timely video...day before I received my own Elan lapstand in the mail. I was totally enabled by your earlier video about it 😊 I have tried it out with my Qsnaps, an old Bill's scroll frame and a Rolaframe. It works wonderfully with them all!! My left wrist already feels better from not gripping these things!! I have other lap/floor stands but this one will definitely be my favorite!!!!!
I'm so glad you are enjoying them!!! When I first started using mine, it felt a little awkward the first few weeks. But now I can't imagine stitching without it!
Awesome video demo and explanation Brenda!Thank you so much!! My birthday is in a few weeks and I am asking my husband for the Elan lap stand. You inspired me to get one . I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and holding the Qsnap in my hand is becoming just to painful. You are my favorite flosstuber Brenda! Keep on stitching and making flosstube. We love you.
Thank You Janet!! What nice words :) I hope you enjoy the lapstand as much as I have. And I hope it helps your hand and wrist!!
Your explanation was excellent, very clear and easy to understand. Thanks so much for taking the time to show us this.
I'm glad it was helpful :)
Thank you so much! I received my floor stand a couple weeks ago and could not figure out why I couldn't tighten the clamp down. It was like it kept slipping. Took that washer out and it works perfectly now. Will get a replacement washer later today. THANK YOU
So glad it was helpful Julie!
This was so informative Brenda, thanks so much. Now to do some research up here in Canada.😊
I'm so glad it was helpful :) Good luck!!!
You are an excellent teacher! Thank you!
Thank You Marcia :) How kind.
Thank you for awesome show and tell, all very clear and beautifully explained ❤
Thank You!
Brenda, fantastic video. Thanks for sharing. Thanks also for answering my query via email about the scroll rod elastic tensioners. I hadn't seen this video when I emailed you the other day. So thanks for responding. Have a great stitchy day. Glo
Thank You Gloria!! No worries, I was happy to help :) Did you find any to buy?
@@Handworkmaniac hi Brenda, yes I did. Thank you so much. X
Thanks for the tips and video. I just ordered the Artisan Design deluxe kit for Locskroll rods and the Elan lap stand. Can't wait to get it. I'll probably watch your videos again on these frames and stand after I get them.
Hi Laraine! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have enjoyed mine :)
Brenda, thanks for sharing all your great tips and learnings! Very helpful. I couldn't help but notice how neat your back is on the first piece you showed. In a future video, could you please share your technique? I don't get too hung up on how the back looks but I'm always curious as to how others stitch to keep the back neat and clean. Thanks again, I love your casual style and look forward to listening/watching you on Sunday mornings when I can sneak in a few stitches before the day begins. ❤
Thank You Carol! Yes, I can talk about that. I don't think I do anything special besides clipping my tails off after I have gone under a few stitches to end a thread. And tucking under threads every few stitches if I am going to travel a few inches across the back. And I try really hard not to travel across the back unless it will be hidden beneath other stitches. I don't travel more than one stitch across the back if it will be in a no stitching area. I am glad my videos have been helpful :)
Brenda, Thank you for showing your stands and how they work. I have a lowery with me, but don't really use it. I havve thought about trying a lap stand so thank you for the review of yours. Jacque
Thank You Jacque! I'm glad it was helpful. I have always wanted to try a Lowery stand. I know several stitchers who really really love theirs.
@@Handworkmaniac I think it is more that I cannot get the 2 handed stitching down. I have tried several times and lose my patience with it.
Hi Brenda-thanks for showing this! I have the same stand and can’t get the scroll rods or my qsnaps to stop slipping but I’m going to try some of the tips you listed and see how things go. I also think I would do better with an armless chair like yours!
I'm glad it was helpful! Hopefully you can find a solution, having your project slip down is the worst!!!
Hi Brenda, I just got by K creations the smaller stand. It is on sale at 123 Stitch it is great it goes flat so you can take it with you. I also have the larger one like you have for my bigger projects. Thanks for sharing. Happy stitching
Hi Salina! I know a lot of stitchers who use the K's Creation stands and love them!!
Hi Salina. Can you please post the link to purchase it here.?? K creations stand
Hi Brenda, I bought and Elan and Ergo after watching your first video. I am so happy with them both. Thank you
Hi Lane!!! I'm so glad my video was helpful. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy mine :)
Hi Brenda so glad you are back hope you had a great vacation!
Thank You Debbie! The Ohio trip was fun and relaxing, lots of quiet down time which I crave. The Bear Lake Trip was great to be with family, but a lot more stress and "work", lol. Both great, but two different kinds of vacation :)
Thank you!!!! I was giving up on my Elan lap stand and Qsnaps and your video helped. Thank you.
I'm so glad it was helpful Cerrone!!
Welp, you sold me. Just ordered an Elan lap stand!
LOL, so sorry to enable!! :) But I do love mine. I hope you enjoy yours as well!
Brenda... i love your lap stand! i might have to get one! for whatever reason it never occurred me to put felt under my qsnap clamps... u saved me. thank you! i wish i had been able to spend more time talking to you at stitch-con.... i hope to see you there next year!
Hi Apple!!! I agree, I would have liked to talk to you more and see what you were stitching on. Next year!! I'm glad the felt idea was helpful :) And if you get a lapstand, I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed mine!
HI BRENDA!!!! I've always been curious about Elan stands. One of these days I'll get around to possibly getting one lol. One of my favorite parts was you figuring out the right hand/left hand instructions, "Huh, that makes sense." I had an audible laugh there :P
HI Kyle!!!!! Glad I could entertain you with my ditzy brain, lol!!
Hi brenda my name is terryann I'm from new Jersey. I'm new to your video an I'm also new at doing cross stitch. I just got an 8 by 8 an a6 by 6 a snap an I'm not shore how to use them an want size ada do I use for both of them.
Thanks for the great info.. one of these will be on my Santa List..
Your Welcome Becky! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed mine :)
Thank you so so so much for showing us how you use all those things. My main concern is about the shoulders. I've seen you don't have any base to support them. Only one last ask, could you make a video where you are stitching then we could see how those ergonomic points work? One more, thank you. Miriam
Hi Mirili! Yes, I can do that :) I do wonder about the stress I am putting on my rotator cuffs with all that repetitive motion. I have never been able to stitch in a chair with arms, my arms brush against the chair and it gives me a rash, and if I rest my elbows on the arms it tweaks my shoulders and gives me a headache. And makes bruises on my elbows and forearms. I maybe need arms that are just the right height? I saw a flosstuber who put a "boppie" nursing pillow around her waist to support her arms. That could be a solution, but it would still be something brushing against my arms. I will have to cogitate on this problem, lol.
I love my Elan! I purchased it after viewing your first video. Thank you! I’d love to have a floor stand someday. I just need to find a generous benefactor. LOL
Hi Donna! I am glad you are enjoying it! It was a little awkward for me to get used to mine the first few days after I purchased it, but I can't imagine stitching without it now! I know exactly what you mean about the floorstand, lol. I saved for a long time before I could afford it.
🤗. Thank you Brenda!
Hi Carlene!
Ty Brenda for this video & all your other wonderful videos too. I do have a couple of questions about your lap stand? I have a couple sizes of scroll frames but the sides on mine are square instead of round. Would I be able to use this lap stand with my rods? The other question I have & sorry I can’t remember if I asked this or not before , but have you ever thought of putting the base that sits on your legs under your legs instead? If this makes sense what I’m trying to say? Cause I have a hoop that’s attached to a stand called the fanny hoop & I put that under my legs & it works great. The only thing I wish the hoop was removable instead of fixed. Have a great day. Love to watch your videos. Hugs
Hi Denise! My scroll ride side piece is square/rectangular as well, not round. Do you mean the edges of your scroll rod side piece are sharp square edges instead of rounded off? I pulled out the scroll rods I bought at JoAnns many years ago, that have sharp square edges on the side piece and the clamp holds it great. If I am using stretcher bars (what the canvas piece was on when I showed the floor stand), those are much thinner pieces of wood, and square. The v-clamp still works great with those, I just have to put both adapters in, one on the top and one on the bottom to make two flat surfaces coming down on that stretcher bar. And it still works great, never falls out. I hope that helps. If I misunderstood your question, please let me know :)
The arm on my lapstand is not tall enough to put the stand under my legs. The stitching ends up being so far away from my eyes I have to crouch over to see it and reach it. And that really hurts my upper back. I love having it on top of my lap, I am so used to it now. I have heard of those fanny hoops, they sound great!
Ty Brenda
My stitching chair has arms. Would those arms interfere while using the gazelle floor stand ? I noticed your chair is armless. Also I have to use a floor magnifying lamp when stitching. Do you use a magnifier while you stitch?
I know a lot of people who stitch in chairs with arms. I don't, because I don't like my arms brushing against the chair arms when I stitch. I think the floorstand would still work, depending on how wide your piece was. If the frame your piece is on, is wider than the space between the arms of your chair, then that might be a problem. And with a really large piece you might have to push the floor stand away from you a little to turn the piece to the back so it didn't hit the arms as it turned. I am not sure how the arm that comes up on the side would work with arms. You would have to have the arm of the stand on the outside of the chair arm I think, and then the left hand side of your work would be over the top of the chair arm. Maybe not so good if you have really wide arms. Although if you look at the Artisan Design website, there is a picture of his wife using one of the floorstands with a recliner and it works fine.
Great video. Thank you.
Thank You, I am glad it was helpful :)
I have a pinched nerve in my neck so I can’t stitch right now.. my pt thinks I should get a stand. Lap or floor so my head isn’t bent over my work like it is now when I stitch in hand.
HI Peggy! I answered your email earlier today :)
Do you think the floor stand knob would hold a millennium scroll frame?It’s very thick.
Hi Rhonda! No, I don't think it would work with a millennium frame.
@@Handworkmaniac Darn, thank you!
Thank Brenda, very informative, what size qsnap frame would you suggest is most useful to start out with? I have never used one, but do use smaller embroidery hoops on my projects, I stitch variety of sizes, but nothing really big.
Hi Judy!! My favorite size is the 11 x 11 q-snap because I can stitch quite a bit without having to move the q-snap, but it is still small enough to manage nicely in my lap frame or in my hands, resting on my chest. Although, if it is a small piece and the fabric is not big enough to fit in an 11 x 11 q-snap then you would have to use a smaller one. My daughters both preferred 8 x 8 q-snaps when they first started out, more similar to a small embroidery hoop size. And most small projects had a piece of fabric that was at least 8 x 8. But now they both prefer 11 x 11. It partly depends on how big the fabric is of the projects you will mostly be working on as well.
@@Handworkmaniac Thank you so much Brenda. I am really enjoying your channel, I am hoping to watch them all, as it is a good time to do it during covid19 . Very informative and beautiful stitching. Keep stitching.. Stay safe.
Do you wash you Aida cloth before you stitch on it by any chance????
I did once, and it did make it a lot softer. But it also made it really, really wrinkly and it needed a serious pressing afterwards. I have kind of gotten used to the stiff fabric and it doesn't bother me anymore :)
Loved this video, seriously thinking about getting one. Do you know if they are made to order?
Thank You! With the amount he sells, I think he is constantly making them and selling them. He said his business ebbs and flows a lot, so he probably has times when he can't keep up with the orders, and times when he has several stacked up waiting to be sold.
I not using a stand but I keep losing tension on my q snap and they tight as can be. I use felt too! Any suggestions appreciated. I have tons of fabric cuz I’m doing full coverage (HAED)
Hi Rhonda! Are they the actual q-snap brand? I noticed the ones they sell at Hobby Lobby are not as tight. When my q-snaps get older and the clips get stretched out, you can run the clips through the dishwasher on the heat dry setting, and that shrinks them up a bit. Or you can buy replacement clips.
Very nice thanks
You're welcome May!
No entiendo el idioma. Pero los soportes de los bastidores me parecen chulisimos 😍😍. ¿Quién los fabrica? In saludo desde Galicia
Hello Victoria! Do you mean the velcro straps on the sides of the wooden frame? They are called "scroll rod side tensioners" and can be found on Etsy.com.
Hello, I just got my Elan and I haven't gotten it down yet. I would like to buy lokscrolls scroll frames for my big piece that I'm currently working on. What's the size that you used for this video? The sidebars as well? Thank you in advance.
Hello! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have enjoyed mine :) That particular piece is on 24 inch scroll rods with 11 in side bars.
Hi. I've been looking everywhere for a tutorial how to remove a q snap from your work. I cannot remove them without tearing the fabric . Please can anyone help me?
Hi Skye! I meant to show that on the video I did yesterday, and completely forgot!!! I'm so sorry! It sounds like you may be trying to slide the clips off? That is the only thing I can think of that might tear the fabric. I don't slide the clips on or off, I just push the clips straight on, and they kind of "pop" on, and I take them off the same way just pull them straight off, and they pop off. Sometimes you kind of have to get your fingernails underneath the edge and just pull really hard when they are brand new and so tight. Maybe your q-snap has a rough spot or a piece of sharp plastic sticking up somewhere?
WHAT do you think of the frames to they bend in the middle . Thinking about getting a set
Hello! Do you mean the lapframe where the side arm is in two pieces so you can bend and adjust it there as well? Such as the K's Creation stand? I used one like that for a few minutes at a stitching event. It seemed to be lovely and well made. Definitely a nice stand. The one I was using did not stand up as high as my Elan does, so if I put it on my lap, it was further away from my eyes. I prefer my stand to be on my lap, and to be closer to my eyes. But the person who was using it was using it on a table, and it was the perfect height for them.
I just got the full set of scroll rods from Artisan Designs for my birthday in May :) Could you show how you put your stitching on the scroll rods? TIA!
Hi Elizabeth! I can do that :) In the meantime, I always do it with everything layed out on the floor, as it is a little bit fiddly. And I usually either purposely cut my fabric a little long on the top and bottom, or sew some scrap fabric to the top and bottom, so there is plenty of fabric to hook under the little wooden piece, and then roll around once to hold it in place.
Handworkmaniac Thanks! I love your videos!!
Thank you for this info! I am investigating stands so this was helpful...but I need a place to clip on a magnifying lamp...I just can’t seem to find the right combo! Do you ever clip one on? If so, where and what kind? Thank you!
I'm glad it was helpful!! If I have to use a magnifying lamp, I use my Ott floor stand one. But it drives me crazy getting it in just the right place, and gives me a headache. I much prefer having my Ott floor lamp just above and over my shoulder shining directly on my piece. And using my awesome magnifying readers for magnification. If I have already taken out my contacts for the day, I wear the readers over the top of my glasses. Or I could use the "mag eyes magnification" product that works with glasses. I do have a small clip on "mighty bright" light that I use when I am away from home and I just elip it to the top of my q-snap frame. However, when you flip to the back, the light is on the wrong side, lol. Finding the right combination that works for you is tricky, keep trying until you find it :) Artisan Design does have their Ergo model floor stand that has several optional attachments. Maybe your clip on lamp/magnifier could clip to one of those?
CraftyAddict buy a clip on magnifier...clip on the bar of the stand with a piece of felt under for protection of the work.
Can you show us how you stitch with the Elan lap stand? Do you use both hands or one hand?
Hi Donna!! I can do that :) In the meantime, I am a one-handed stitcher. So my left hand stays on the fabric to guide my needle a little bit. And my right hand constantly moves back and forth from the top of the fabric to the bottom of the fabric, around the right-hand side of the frame. A little trickier with the really wide scroll rods!
Where did u get the stand and how much was it.
Hi Dana! I bought it at ArtisanDesign.com. If you click on the "E-Store" button you can see all the prices.
Plan on waiting at least 2 months for it
What size Q-snap do you use?
Hi Shauna! I usually use 11 x 11 q-snaps. But occasionally I use an 8 x 8 if the design and fabric are too small to fit on an 11 x 11. And I use a 14 x 14 with extenders to make if 17 x 17 when I am beading a large project.
You can put the bottom under your legs and it would be more stable instead of balancing on top of your legs.
Hi Rita! I have tried that, but the arm is not long enough to do that. It makes the stitching too far away from my eyes, which makes me crouch, which hurts my upper back. I love having it on my lap, and I am totally used to it now. I know there are stands out there made to go under your legs that people love. Have a lovely stitchy day!
Thanks. Great video!
Thank You Sharyn!