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Q-Snaps are sold in packages of four sides, in lengths of 8 inches, 11 inches and 17 inches. They are then assembled by the user to form, for example, an 8x11 inch rectangle. People who use them like their versatility. The fabric creases caused by hoops doesn't seem to occur. The tension is even in both the vertical and horizontal directions, unlike scroll bars. The company's website is:
--------------- From: Karen MacDonald I cut 4 pieces of muslin, about 3 in x 8 in, zigzagged the edges, and voila! protectors between my fabric and the qsnap. To remove the qsnap, just pull the muslin and not the half round. They come off better.
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From: Yolande Thum The idea of putting strips of muslin between the fabric and the Q-snap is a
great idea, and I sure wish I had heard of it two weeks ago! I have been
working on a sampler, on Aida, using Q-snaps. I needed to move it. It was
very tight. After breaking two fingernails trying to remove the half
rounds, I gave the Aida on one side of the Q-snap a pull and it came off, so
I did the other three sides as well.
DISASTER! The corners of the half rounds are rounded, but they nevertheless
caused three rips on the Aida. Two of the rips will be no problem as they
will be covered by the matting. The third rip is at the top of the sampler,
about a third of the way from the right corner. It is only two stitches
from the edge of the cross stitching. The vertical stitches are ok but the
three horizontal ones are torn. I intend to take a piece of Aida and try to
figure out the weaving, so that I can then try to invisible mend it. If it
shows I guess I will stitch my name and date over it. The sampler is 300 x
275 stitches so the patched area will be high enough to not be at eye level.
I decided to share this disaster with all of you so that no one will pull
the fabric to remove the Q-snap half rounds, but pull on a piece of muslim
instead.
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