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

One of the spreader bars fractured right at the tightener bolt. I was four days past the Amazon return window, but the company stood by their work and sent me a new spreader right away, no questions asked. The frame works great again.I am using the frame to make a stole for a priest friend and am making both ends at the same time by aligning the right side of the work and then working the left side as a mirror image. A scroll frame makes that SSOOOOO much easier and this one is just the right size and works great.

I am an avid cross stitcher and I have been looking for a scroll frame for large projects for a long time. This one has pros and cons.Pros:Wood constructionAffordableStands well on its ownEasy to assembleAdjustable widthCons:It takes a bit of effort to tighten the wing nuts enough to hold the fabric tautI have only used aida cloth so it is possible other fabrics would hold taut easier. If it had a tighter hold it would have 5 stars.

This is the first time I've done any stitching using a stand rather than a hoop, and I find using the stand very comfortable. It was easy to assemble and I didn't have any problems setting up my project in the stand.However, I am having a CONSTANT problem with the wingnuts on the legs coming loose no matter what I do, and I am also having to frequently adjust the fabric tension because the fabric slides through the slits no matter how tightly I secure the nuts. I could use Loctite for the legs but then I lose the adjustability, which is a tradeoff I haven't found worthwhile...yet. The fabric is less of an issue because it's very slight, comparatively speaking, and just requires a few little tugs on the fabric, but having the legs swing wildly on a frequent basis has been very annoying.I just don't find this to be a very high quality product, and considering that it is one of the lower-priced options available, one is reminded that "you get what you pay for."I will continue using a stand for my cross-stitch projects, but I do think I will be replacing this stand when I have a little bit more money to put into my hobby.

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

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.

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 fSofter 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.