They didn’t have a wooden hoop in the store. Maybe it’s online. I will pull apart my fabric closet and find the old one if I need to use a hoop again. It’s possible the batting was too thick, but I wanted something non allergenic and I didn’t read the label carefully. I have been using cotton batting so long, I forgot the other comes in different thicknesses. This has been a humbling experience, because I’m normally a perfectionist and don’t like making something that is crooked in spots. The woman doesn’t sew and won’t notice little details that I do, so it will be fine. I have a Janome Memory Craft and have never had a problem with stitches before so I knew it wasn’t the machine.