good enough

Just what I wanted

Just what I was looking for. These are the heavy duty 3/4 inch thick kind.

Perfect. Easy to put together and sturdy to use.

Exactly what I needed. Great service and good prices as well. I would purchase from this supplier again.

I was looking for basic stretcher strips for my needlepoint, and these really fit the bill. They are simple to put to put together, and the price is quite reasonable. I can just staple the fabric onto the bars and start stitching. It can be hard to find stretcher bars in my rural area, so these are a really great find for me. I think the price is quite reasonable, and since the bars come is sets of two same size bars, you can get just the size you need, for say 8 by 10 or smaller or larger. ( if you are using them as a stitching frame, be sure to get a size large enough to be able to stitch to the edge of the design and still have enough fabric or canvas to staple to the frame and hold while stitching.) You can also use these strips to mount finished needlework for framing. Again, be thoughtful about the size(s) you need. Then, you can staple the finished work to the stretcher strips and finish out the project with cording, fabric, or other sorts of trim to frame the work and cover the strips.

very good

Fit well and are sturdy.

Easy to assemble, fit the clamp to my needlework stand nicely.

Exactly what I needed. Perfect

Perfect quality and fit for my project. I bought linen tea towel that I wanted to mount on 2 sets of stretcher bars as art. Good value and quality.

Worked great for my needle point

Both of these stretcher bars worked perfectly. In fact, I have a piece of needle work on them right now.

They need to be more clear about the number of bars mailed. Can you say donation?

Accurately cut for length and cross-sectional dimension, these bars go together easily and hold well without racking, once the canvas is secured. While the outside surfaces of the bars are well-finished, the cuts where the bars interlock are left somewhat rough. That's fine, as far as their inner surfaces go, but splinters and whiskers of wood are left sticking out, which can snag you, if you are not careful or do not remove them. The wood is quite soft, presumably pine.

These stretcher bars worked very well and snapped together very snug, which is good so they won't slip.

I started needlepointing back in April 2014 when I found my grandmothers old kits from the 70's in her house. So, I'm a beginner. I've made maybe 7 small 5x5 inch projects. I bought these frames for my first large project, a 14x14 inch pillow size piece. I never used a frame before, so I'm not familiar with the workings of them, so heres some advice I wish I had before purchasing: First of all, if you want your project to fit neatly inside the frame (so that you don't have to move it around), order a size at least 2 inches bigger than your project. I initially bought 14 inchers, they were too small. So are the 15 inch ones. I can only guess 16 inches would be enough for my 14x14 inch pillow, but I'm tired of buying new frames. Second: buy two pairs. For some dumb reason, there are only 2 sides to the frame in each package. You need 4 sides to make a frame. Third: it helps to use a mallet to bang the sides together, because the joints are pretty tight. I used a rubber mallet, not a hammer, because I didn't want to damage the soft wood. Fourth: buy tacks to fix the project to the frame. I bought the Clover brand tacks (even though they are crazy expensive), and they actually are pretty awesome. Once you do all that, this frame works pretty well. It's very sturdy, though a bit heavy. It's large enough for me to rest it on my legs while I work. The thumbtacks go in pretty easily because the wood is soft pine. Overall I recommend these stretcher bars. They make working large projects easier, but I don't think they're necessary for small pieces.

great

Fantastic for needlepoint. I used them to stretch a finished needlepoint for framing and preserving.

I needed this exact size for a project and it worked perfectly.