Brother SA443 4-Inch-by-4-Inch Medium Hoop Review

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(More customer reviews)Brother Embroidery Hoop 4x4 / B001TOY2O6
I purchased this for use with my Brother PE700II Embroidery Machine with USB Port - the machine comes with a large 5x7 hoop, but I found that was too big for most of my projects. Smaller pieces of cloth and clothing won't fit in the 5x7 size and while you can use the bigger hoop with small pieces (with the help of adhesive stabilizer), it seemed worthwile to invest in a smaller hoop. This hoop works perfectly with the PE700II - except for the size, it is identical to the hoop that came included with the machine. Simply unscrew the clasp to loosen the hoop, set your fabric and stabilizer face-up on top of the hoop, drop the inner hoop into place, and screw to tighten.
The 4x4 is the perfect size for most patterns and most projects. The smaller size also allows for you to save on stabilizer. Embroidering clothing items, especially for children or pets, is *much* easier with this smaller hoop. Even your average bathroom washcloth is going to be smaller than 5x7 inches, so unless you're *only* planning to embroidery large items like shirts and sheets, I definitely recommend investing in a set of smaller hoops.
Two items to note: First, this 4x4 is the medium hoop attachment for the PE700II machine and is represented as such on the LCD display when viewing patterns. When the medium hoop on the LCD display is grayed out, that indicates that the pattern is too large to use with this hoop (see the product image I've posted). If you can afford only one of the smaller hoops, I would probably recommend buying this medium 4x4 hoop over the smallest 1x2 hoop (Brother SA442 Small Embroidery Hoop (1in x 2in)) over the 1x2 hoop, just because many patterns will fall just slightly out of the 1x2 measurements and you'll need to use the medium hoop size instead. However, if you can afford both, you'll definitely get a great deal of use out of them.
Which brings me to my second note: The prices for these hoop attachments seem to vary widely and that I was able to procure it for *much* cheaper than shown here as part of a hoop set that included one of each of the four major hoop sizes for my machine. So I would recommend researching around to find the best deal, price-wise. Having said that, even at full price this hoop will likely pay for itself in no time, considering the savings in stabilizers, adhesives, and material.
~ Ana Mardoll

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With a 4-inch-by-4-inch embroidery area, Brother's SA443 medium embroidery hoop is the perfect attachment for many of the most popular motif sizes. The adjustment screw makes it is easy to secure a wide variety of fabric thicknesses in the hoop, and the clear grid is notched and marked for accurate placement of embroidery designs. For use with: Innov-�s 1000, Innov-�s 1200, Innov-�s 1250D, PE-700, PE-700II, PE-750D, PE-770, and PE-780D.

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