I use a cheapie wood hoop from JoAnn's. I think it's about 14" round. In my 10-15 yrs. of hand quilting now, this is only the second one I've bought. First one gave up the ghost about 8-10 years in. And I'm always quilting something from lap to king. They are less than $10 and you can probably use a coupon because I don't think I've EVER seen them on sale! I can buy lots of these for the price of some hoops out there. I also sometimes use no hoop. You can hand quilt with none and be successful!