I’m working towards having frames and frame supports that can be folded flat and stored easily. Mr Meadowy and I hope to be living on a boat in the near future and for that reason I can’t have trestle legs permanently in situ.
We all want to be comfortable when we stitch and a lounge chair or sofa is where I head to stitch and relax. My hoop lap frame works well but, it’s not great for tambour work – I can’t get the fabric taut enough.
I have a really large scroll frame I had made locally which will be great for large pieces. Cue the K’s Creations Lap Frame. Like all my purchases I did my research – read reviews (what few there are) and checked YouTube. I had two purchasing options. I could buy directly from the maker in Austin Texas. That would involve getting it sent to my NZ Post address in Oregon then paying an eye-watering amount to get it to NZ. Option 2 is buying it in this country at a higher price but much cheaper shipping. There’s only one retail store in NZ that has a comprehensive range of embroidery loot – Ribbon Rose in Auckland. I order online mostly and visit when I can. Ribbon Rose isn’t specialised enough to stock tambour gear like tambour hooks and holders but they have a good range of threads – especially silks.
I feel like this lap frame needs a name. The Duchess comes to mind.
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