Originally Posted by ontheriver
The big oval is a quilting hoop, the square one with the wingnuts is a frame to hold your cross stitch while working on it. The long pieces that look like T's are the legs to one of the frames so you don't have to hold it in your hand. Others look like plain embroidery hoops.
The 1 that looks like a half circle w/ a rod across, I believe is a hoop for quilting the edges of a quilt. I have one.