5 x 8 in (12.5 x 20 cm) oval hoop
The 5 x 8 in (12.5 x 20 cm) oval hoop: what design fits in it and what it is usually used for.
- Shape
- oval
- Size (in)Inner diameter, or the long side of an oval
- 8 in
- Size (cm)
- 20.3 cm
- Short side (cm)Oval hoops only
- 12.7 cm
- Largest design (cm)The widest design that sits inside with about 1.5 cm of clear fabric to the ring, so the hoop never sits on stitching
- 17 cm
- Fabric to cut (cm)Square of fabric to cut so there is 5 cm to grip all round when the piece is framed in the hoop
- 31 cm
- Used for
- Lettering and horizontal quotes, landscapes, botanical stems; the long side holds a design up to about 17 x 9.5 cm.
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- 5 x 8 in (12.5 x 20 cm) oval hoop
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