Our beautifully crafted, robust hand-held frame requires no preparatory stitching. The fabric or canvas is attached with a simple but ingenoius groove and rod. It's so easy, work can be mounted in just a few minutes.

The side-stretchers are cleverly designed wooden screws with chunky nuts, suitable for arthritic hands. Setting the tension is extremely easy and the drum-type tension holds perfectly.

It will, of course, take any length of project as the fabric can be rolled around the bars. Different sized bars are available for the different widths of project.

Projects can easily be inter-changed so you will probably only ever need one frame. The parts can be bought individually enabling you to add different bar or side stretcher sizes. Principally designed as a hand-held frame, ot will fit perfectly on to our Necessaire floor stand, the Lowery and some other stands.

It is ideal for cross-stitch, all counted thread techniques, general crewel embroidery, silk shading and gold work projects. It's robust nature makes it perfect for needlepoint and other canvas work projects. At the request of goldworkers, beadworkers and rug makers, we have now produced to longer pairs of side stretchers. These larger sizes are primarily used for projects which cannot be rolled or require a larger working area, such as rug-making. The Necessaire can be adapted to support these larger frames using the special longer arms.

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