Originally Posted by busybeequilter
If I can help it I don't hoop everything I have a built in stitch that locks the fabric to the stablizer it does a border around the pattern. I also did a lot of lace christmas ornaments for the tree
What kind of machine do you have and do you have any pictures of any ornaments you could post? I'd like to see them. Do you mean you don't use your hoop at all, or just don't put the top of the hoop on to hold the material taut? I haven't tried, but I'm not sure my embroidery software will even work without a hoop attached.