Why Use an Embroidery Hooping Station?

Hooping… It’s one of the first and most important steps in any embroidery project. Proper hooping can truly make or break an embroidery design.

Let’s think about it, without proper hooping, our designs wouldn’t stitch straight, our fabrics and stabilizers would be all over the place, and you could forget about your designs being placed correctly. The slightest wrinkle or the wrong angle while hooping can completely ruin any embroidery project.

This is why many embroiderers consider purchasing hooping stations in hopes of getting past the frustration quickly.

Embroidery hooping stations can make hooping much faster & easier. Not to mention, these devices, in a sense, give you a second set of hands to help you hold your hoop securely in place & make sure you have proper design placement.

Hooping stations can be especially helpful if you hoop difficult items like baby onesies, embroidery buddies, blankets, etc. They’re also great when hooping the same item over & over again (for instance, if you plan on hooping 10 of the same shirts for your bowling team).

Hooping can be challenging when your hands and wrists have difficulty cooperating with trying to hoop. For some, this can be the worst part of embroidery! Hooping stations help to angle things differently, secure your garments in place, and help reduce the struggle.

While there are multiple hooping aids, stations, and peg-based systems available on the market, a number of them often come with a learning curve.

Unless reading instruction manuals is another one of your hobbies, the use of the wrong hooping board can feel like less of a hooping aid and more like a hooping hurdle.

Not to mention, some of them come with the need to purchase additional attachments for different machine brands and hoop types. This adds up quickly & personally; I’d prefer not to spend $1000+ on a hooping station…

Long story short, some hooping devices on the market don’t really make hooping much easier. You’ve probably seen reviews online that agree. Luckily for all of us though, some hooping stations really do make hooping MUCH faster & easier…

Let’s face it; hooping is hard. Often times you’ll find yourself at war with your hoop, eventually ending in what you consider “close enough.” Even some of the most experienced embroidery enthusiasts still struggle with hooping.

I’m a firm believer in knowing theory when it comes to embroidery, and knowing how to hoop is essential, but what if there were a way to save time, skip the frustration, and get perfect hooping within seconds every single time, no matter which item you hoop?

No need to pinch yourself, stop the frustration with the Echidna Hooping Station!

The Echidna Hooping Station makes hooping difficult items easier. It is an essential dual-sided embroidery tool that uses magnets to allow you to hoop quicker & easier than ever!

Simply place your hoop on the elevated board, and secure it in place with magnets & hoop! The non-slip surface and powerful magnets hold your hoop firmly in place. This allows you to line up your project perfectly every time to avoid crocked-looking embroidery, wrinkles & registration issues.

You’ve likely seen other hooping stations, systems, boards, aids & devices in the past… but never like this! These unique features make the Echidna Hooping Station extremely easy to use & stand above the competition: