Trestles are like two frame stands that sit on either side of you and the sides of the slate frame sits on the trestles. You do require trestles for a slate frame as the frames are often to heavy to balance on a table or on your lap. There is a good description on how to set up a slate frame and picture of a slate frame on BayRose website. The sides of the fabric can also laced to the side bars. These arms are pegged against the main bars so that the fabric is very tight. The side arms slot into the holes on each end of the main bars and have holes drilled into them. The slate frame is made up of two main bars/cross bars which have curtain tape stapled along the edge of the bar onto which you pin or sew the top and bottom of the fabric. I stitched the blackwork elephant in a slate frame as it would be hard to work the large design in a stretcher bar frame to reach the center of the design and it is easier to keep the fabric tight in the slate frame and more comfortable to work on as I work using a trestle system. If I am working on large projects or a project that I will be stitching on for a long time, I really like to work in a slate frame. There are some large wooden hoops with 1 inch (2 1/2 cm) deep rings which are good to keep the fabric tight in the frame especially if the top and bottom rings are wrapped with fabric strips for grip but just be aware that the hoop could leave a ring mark on the fabric. The hoop can also permanently mark some fabrics that have a pile such as the the velveteen fabric of my goldwork designs and the ring mark might not be covered by the framing. I do not recommend washing any of my designs that are worked on silk fabric such as the modern Jacobean designs as the silk fabric can watermark. Also the hoop can leave a crease or dirty ring mark on the fabric that may not wash out. I find that it is hard to keep the fabric tight in a hoop, even if the top and bottom rings of the hoop are bound with strips of fabric for grip. This is for small designs such as my pendant and brooches, small blackwork butterfly and my iris and tulip shadow work embroideries. The largest hoop that I use is a 5 inch plastic or wooden hoop. I use a ring frame for small designs that are 2 – 3 inches in size.
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