I kept seeing people raving about the Lowery Workstand online and decided to treat myself. You clip your frame into it and stitch away. It helps some people with wrist or hand issues and it allows you to sit more comfortably while stitching... or something.
So far, I like it okay. I will say that I don't think it's ideal for Q Snap frames, which is what I usually use, though it's supposed to be ideal for them. Maybe I'm not using it right. The issue I have is that I don't feel like it holds the frame tightly enough. It seems to slip easily. It doesn't slip OUT, but it slips back away from me sometimes, if that makes sense, while I'm stitching and it's annoying. Maybe I'm not tightening it enough but I don't want to crack the frame so... anyway, it works well enough, but I don't think it was worth as much as I paid for it. They are quite expensive. I wanna say I paid almost $200 for this. Maybe it will be better for bigger projects like my Stitch A Day (that I am totally not keeping up with. I knew I'd crap out on it) or if I am using a smaller frame (like a wood frame- it is NOT good with the smaller 6" Q Snap because the part that your frame slips into is too big and gets in the way of stitching).
Anyway, here it is an action shot. Again, it's not terrible, and it works pretty well, but I kind of prefer holding my work in my hand. Maybe when I get older and it hurts to hold things for long in my hands, I'll be glad I bought it. It's very pretty at least! I am working on a Subversive Cross Stitch pattern that I will post soon!
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