Now it is time to place your fabric onto the hoop.

Grab the M2 hoop.
Grab your fabric.
Grab the mesh stabilizer material.

We offer a few types of stabilizer material. These stabilizers are used to stabilize the fabric and keep it from moving, puckering or stretching while embroidering on the hoop.

Stabilizer Types
Stabilizer	Description	Best Fabric Uses
Tear away	Tears away easily after it is done embroidering. It is best for items that have no stretch.	Woven or sheer materials, towels, leather, etc.
Cut away	Use this as a backing for any materials that has any amount of stretching. There are a few different weights of this stabilizer. Light weights and meshes are best for lighter fabrics and a lower stitch count, and heavy weight for thicker fabrics and higher stitch count.	T-shirts, sweatshirts, knits etc.
Wash away	This material dissolves with water.	Sheer fabric or freestanding lace designs

Placing the material on the hoop

Unscrew the screw on the corner of the hoop.

Embroidery hoop with a red arrow pointing to the screw.

The nested rings will come apart, so you will place the inner hoop to the side. This hoop has the addition metal feature on it that hold the hoop to the machine.

Embroidery hoop with the two sections seperated.

Measure the stabilizer material to be a little bigger than the size of the outer hoop, and cut it out.
Measure the fabric to be a little bigger than the size of the outer hoop, and cut it out.
Place the stabilizer on to of the outer hoop.

Stabilizer is located on top of the bottom hoop

Place the material on top of the material. Make sure the stabilizer covers up the whole hoop.

Fabric is located on top of the bottom hoop

Place the inner hoop onto of the material, and have it sit in the outer hoop. It should fit snug and the metal pieces and screws should show.

The hoop is screwed together with the stabilizer and fabric.

Tighten the screw at the corner of the hoop to hold the pieces together.

Placing the hoop on the machine

On the hoop, locate the arrow that points up. The arrow will be placed toward the back of the workspace. It will be placed with the inner hoop and metal pieces at the top. The tightening screw should be located on the bottom left.
Slide the metal pieces onto the machine frame. Both of the frame arms have two metal pieces that are connected, and the hoop will slide between the two and click into place.

The embroidery hoop is located on the embroidery machine

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