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Snap Hoop Monster!

Congratulations on your purchase of
Snap Hoop Monster!

Snap Hoop Monster includes three pieces: a metal base frame with machine attachment, magnetic top frame and magnet shield. Always keep the magnet shield between the metal and magnetic frames when storing the hoop.

Snap Hoop Monster is great for many fabrics including knits, quilt sandwiches, terry cloth, & vinyl. It is not reccomended for slippery or thin fabrics.

Metal Base Frame

The metal base frame is machine specific. Attach it to the arm of the embroidery machine just like a standard hoop. Once the metal base frame is installed, the embroidery machine will recognize the hoop.

Magnetic Top Frame

The magnetic top frame has a groove on two corners to make it easy to remove once it is placed on the metal base frame.

Ready for Hooping

Hoop the fabric and stabilizer by centering the design area over the metal frame. Align the left edge of the magnetic top frame with the attachment on the left (keeping the frame in a vertical position). Align the top left corner of the magnetic frame with the top left corner of the metal frame.

Smooth the fabric and let the magnetic frame drop down over the metal frame, capturing the fabric. Keep your fingers out of the path of the hoop! Unlike other hoops, you can tug on the fabric or garment to make sure it is flat and perfectly taut without distorting the fibers. Make sure the top and bottom frames are aligned. Feel the edges with your hand and move the top frame until it is lined up with the bottom. Attach the hoop to the machine. You may want to tug or smooth fabric again after installing the hoop on the machine. Embroider the design.

Continuous Embroidery

Snap Hoop Monster makes it easy to stitch continuous embroidery. Once you finish stitching the first set of designs for your project, remove the hoop from the machine. Slide the magnetic frame off of the fabric. Reposition the fabric and follow the steps above to rehoop the fabric.

Removing the Frame During the Embroidery Process

If you must remove Snap Hoop Monster from the machine before completing the design, release the attachment from the machine and hold Snap Hoop Monster by the attachment. Carefully set Snap Hoop Monster on a flat surface.

Applique with Snap Hoop Monster

When doing applique with Snap Hoop Monster, it’s imperative that the frames are firmly held together during the removal and attaching process. When trimming the applique, place the hooped fabric on a flat surface and trim. Do not hold the fabric from the underside of the hoop; this will cause the fabric to move out of position. Use the magnet shield under the hoop as a sturdy base to transport the hoop.  

How to Apply Adhesive Centering Guides

Here’s a quick solution for precision placement of the adhesive centering guides on your Snap Hoop Monster magnetic frame. Download the Crosshair design from www.dzgns.com/downloads and send it to your machine.

(For Janome M17: Ensure the arrows on your top frame are pointing up.)

Hoop stabilizer in Snap Hoop Monster. Align the top frame with the bottom frame. Attach the hoop to the machine. Select the Crosshair design and stitch it in black (or other dark thread). Make sure you do not move the design before you stitch it.

Remove the hoop from the machine and place it on a flat work surface.

With PAL

If you have Perfect Alignment Laser (PAL), turn on PAL and align the beams with a cutting mat or the DIME hoop mat.

Place the hoop under PAL. Align the stitched crosshair with the laser beam.

Remove the protective paper from the wrong side of the guides. Place the guides on the frame, centering the zero on each beam.

Firmly press the guides to the frame. Trim the excess off the ends. Done!

For Janome M17: Align the Adhesive Placement Guide's "0" with the beam. Trim the guide to fit witin the notches on the hoop. 

Without PAL

Use a ruler to extend each leg of the stitched crosshair to the frame.

Remove the protective paper from the wrong side of the guide. Place the guide's zero mark at the extended crosshair.

Firmly press the guides to the frame. Trim the excess off the ends. Done!

(For Janome M17: Align the Adhesive Placement Guide’s “0” with the marked line on the stabilizer. Trim the guide to fit within the notches on the hoop.) 

NOTE - The zero indicates the center of the hoops sewing field, not the center of the Snap Hoop Monster frame. When the placement guides are applied in this fashion, all designs will land in the center of the sewing field.


Designed for Ease

Snap Hoop Monster comes with a flat magnetic top and a metal bottom frame. The bottom frame includes a machine attachment that is recognized by your embroidery machine. Simply lay the stabilizer and fabric over the bottom frame and snap the top frame in place! Voila!

  • ergonomic
  • no hand strain

Be Creative

Multiple hoopings are a breeze with the Snap Hoop Monster. Just lift the magnetic top frame, slide your fabric and snap the frame back in place. Easily achieve flawless continuous borders and allover embroidery on knits, wovens and more. Stitch all the way to the edge of fabric by securing just two or more sides in the hoop.

  • multiple hoopings
  • continuous borders
  • allover & edge embroidery
  • quilting

Includes

  • One flat metal frame with machine attachment
  • One top magnetic frame
  • One magnet safety shield
  • Four adhesive centering guides

+ Magnetic Snap Hoop Monster is safe to use with embroidery machines.