Flosstube - putting project on Q snap with minimal excess

[@tanbills6690]

Just done it and I’m super impressed I’ll do this every time and now I don’t have to fight with excess fabric! 😁

[@dragonflycait7184]

I was hoping you would put it on the correct way with the frame on TOP of the fabric, making a WELL of the fabric. That way the excess fabric would be folded over and the back of the fabric being handled and the front not being handled and getting hand oils on the front. Talked with the owner and they said it was photographed wrong but it was necessary to show how the clamps worked. He said my way as described above is the correct way. Therefore, minimal, if any, soiling of the fabric is caused. I do not use the clamps over the layers of fabric as you show as it stretches the clamps. Single layer of fabric is always the best way. I use waistband elastic, sized and stitched to make a circle to hold excess fabric. I usually only need one going up and down and the second going left and right. The tension will keep the excess fabric rolled over so no need for a grime guard either.

[@tanbills6690]

That’s brilliant I need to move my snap soon my my haed I’ll definitely do this!

[@cardiffstitcherdanielle]

I love this method however... Some of my snaps have started cracking when im trying to put them on, do you know why this is?

[@whatpoppiedid1034]

No that hasn’t happened for me. My only thought is are you make sure it’s just two layers of fabric actually in the clamp? There may be too much thickness

[@cardiffstitcherdanielle]

I'm thinking perhaps because there is so much confetti stitching that's what has bulked it out may be as there is only the 2 layers of fabric... It's my animal panorama piece which I'm trying it on, it works on all the fabric that I've not stitched on yet but as soon as it comes to the areas that has been stitched on that's where you can hear the snaps starting to crack 😮😢

[@lauracoleman8114]

I seen a video where someone cut dowels to fit inside the tubes. Due to lowery crushing the qsnap. This would likely work as well for this.

[@StitchingJoanne]

Wow! I need try that

[@jflsdknf]

This didn't work for me. I guess I had too much fabric and the qsnaps kept popping off.

[@trinaportner4125]

I would go buy some Falk And cut strips and lay them on your project before you put the snapshot back Snapchat oh they don't wreck your threads Are damages on the Belk will help out a lot

[@whatpoppiedid1034]

I have some felt but so far so good eight years in and this works for me without any damage. It may work for others though :)