Originally Posted by cutebuns
I had a spring one for my janome and liked it as it was fast and easy to hoop, but the other ones definitely provide more support for your work, if you go to use the spring one I recommend using a good stabalizer, I don't do stuff by hand but the tension things applies to both.
David bought me a spring one awhile back he found at Goodwill for.25. My work kept coming loose so I got frustrated and took it out and put it in the screw type one. I don't and never have used a stablizer. I've been doing this since I was 5 and I'm ........ Older now.