Frank A. Edmunds 5850 Adjustable Lap & Table Stand with Scroll Frame, 8.5" X 24"

I am a beginner at the more detailed counted cross stitch (think of patterns from Mystic Stitch). I needed a hands free frame and one big enough to hold larger pieces of fabric. The assembly is easy and so is taking it apart for travel. Rolling the fabric on the scrolls was not hard at all. I did notice that I am periodically tightening the side knobs because of my constant flipping of the frame. I love the height settings, the top one being best for when I am stitching in bed/couch and the lowest one when I am on a table top. Because the frame is so light, it tends to slip around on glass surfaces. To add weight, I used 1 lb ankle weights on each leg to keep a firm stance.

UPDATE: IT BROKE! Bought this on the 17th and today is the 28th and its already broken. Complete garbage product. Will attach pic of broken piece. So I am an avid cross stitcher and have started having hand pain while holding a hoop. I'm not very fond of qsnaps so I decided to try a scroll frame. This one is super cheap and has fair reviews so I decided to get it until I can afford a more expensive stand and frame. I of course have the same issue most people are having with keeping the middle of my fabric taught enough so I decided rig this as well as I can. I drove a line of thumb tacks into the top rail in the spaces of my aida fabric, about an inch apart. I will be getting some that dont rust soon but chose to use what I had on hand currently. After that I rolled the rest of the fabric around the bottom rail and get it as tight as I could. The bolts on the side dont tighten well and just start to spin when they get to a certain point so I held them with pliers while tightening the wing nuts. I was able to get the middle fairly tight but was still having some issues widthwise with tension. I decided to double up some sewing thread and "lace" the edges so to speak to get tension on the sides. This is working so far. Its a pain in the butt to do and of course I cant change projects in the frame easily but its working so far. Ive attached pictures so you can see what I've done. I guess for $23 I cant really complain about it being crappy. Will definitely be throwing this out once I get a better stand and frame combo

I purchased the same product about five years ago and loved it so I decided to buy another one for a second project. It seems that the company has started using a cheaper, less sturdy wood. Although it gets the job done and is easy to use, some of the frame pieces came warped and it developed a crack within the first week. From a price-versus-quality perspective, I probably will not buy a frame from this company again.

I really love this frame. I use for my cross stitch, and, as a basic newbie, I wondering if perhaps my DISLIKE of the frame is operator error. You see, it fails to hold the cloth tight, and I find myself constantly tightening the scroll. This also occasionally happened with my smaller hoops, so again...not sure if it's just me or the product. Other than that, I love how it is adjustable width and height, and can be used while sitting in a chair or sofa. ( although it doesn't work on extremely cushy sofas...it needs a firmer surface I have found) I also have been using it on a table...and that is my favorite spot so far. Better lighting at my craft table 😉. It is made of pine wood however, so when you tighten the screws it sinks a bit...pine being such a soft wood. I plan on giving it all a light coat of poly when I am in between projects ( NOT the dowels that hold the cloth! Just the braces that TIGHTEN to see of that helps) ...All in all a decent purchase for the money..and I would recommend and or buy again.

The frame I originally received had mismatched holes so the split scrolls were at a weird angle. I contacted customer service and they immediately sent me a replacement. Once I got the correct frame, cross stitching my huge pieces on the couch became so much easier. It is easy to put together. It’s a simple but effective design.

This was a struggle. I had hoped after reading the reviews that the product had changed how they made these. For me, the wing nuts didn't stay on very well causing the whole thing to not be taunt or was always struggling to get it right. No matter how much I tried, it seemed these wing nuts were made of inferior quality because they stripped easily. Granted I am a male but I didn't apply much force or strength to it and it stripped easily. The seller was great about returning it for a refund and for whatever reason there was a problem with that and they had allowed me to keep it instead. After a week or two more, it was completely unusable to the point I just threw it away. The product would be great if it invested in making bolts and wing nuts correctly. These seemed more like a cheap metal. That and in addition to the bolts not having something secure to hold onto and wearing down over time, it just seemed a waste of money if you have to alter it and get it to work for your needs. Maybe I just got the worse defect while everyone else got an 'okay' one but the company could utilize some feedback that their inferior bolts and wing nuts make this product not worth recommending.

I love this thing. That being said, it is made of very soft wood and the wingnuts provided with it suck. Have extras on hand. We found it easier just to have extra bolt and wingnut combos on hand so we knew that they'd fit (they are metric). I love the tension that it holds on my fabric and the adjustability of the height. If there was one offered in a harder wood, I'd be willing to pay more for it. Decent value for the price.

Let me start off by saying I read some reviews that almost turned me away. But, I'm glad I ordered anyways. Assembly is very simple. There are two longer bolts that have to go where the frame attaches to the legs. As far as sturdiness goes it works for how much you paid. Its not meant to be leaned on or banged around. But the f Softer material helps to clamp down on the fabric. However the closed end of the rods do not hold the fabric snug. I found that moving the side of the frame inwards past the slits for the fabric and tighten it down there made it tighten down on that end. You lose more surface area to work but it worked for me.

Ce cadre pour faire de la broderie est un modèle de table. C'est facile à assembler. Cependant les pieds étant indépendants l'un de l'autre c'est un peu plus instable. Les vis se desserrent fréquemment. Néanmois c'est toute de même bien pratique pour broder.

Okay first of all the frame is great been looking for a frame that’s suitable for sofa & I found this one great But the screws that come with this frame are rubbish they do not tighten up or anything so ended up buying some other ones to replace Which have worked how they should Apart from that it does the job & I can now sit comfortable on sofa doing what I love

Il telaio è bellissimo, devo ancora capire come usarlo, dato che è il primo che uso, ma comunque molto bello. L'unica pecca è che gli ugelli che dovrebbero stringere le viti non stringono bene. Per il resto tutto bene.

Todo me ha gustado, lo que menos en la fragilidad de las maderas

Low quality construction, missing a washer and a screw, screws don’t sit flush with the wood as the holes aren’t countersunk, splintery bits of wood hanging off cuts. Pretty shameful.