Help in picking a floor stand?

Personally I still love my "Lowery" floor stand - Had it (the stainless steel one) for YEARS. They also do it in ordinary enamelled steel at approx half the price. They ARE a bit pricey, but when I think of the money I`ve wasted on wooden ones that go wobbly, I should have bought a Lowery years before.

I also love the way they are set on a flat footplate that goes under the leg of your chair, so you just swing it away when you want to stand up. The fact that most of the wooden ones have to be picked up and moved away is what weakens them, imo.

The Lowery is absolute simplicity to dismantle into two or three sections if you want to - another plus. I can pack it into a holdall quite easily to take it off to our craft club "Work" evenings.

It will hold all kinds of frames - you have the choice of the side holder or the corner one. I have the corner one which is fine, paricularly for the larger frames and scroll bars, but I`m seriously thinking of investing in the side frame holder too.

Hey neighbor! Has it been all rain, rain, rain for you too over in the UK? I've thought what a mercy it is that we live on a hill more than once in the last few weeks.

I like the way the Lowry is a 'sidesaddle' stand, which is rather nice. But unfortunately, I can't swing 80 quid for the stand...plus postage...plus customs duty.

I really wish DH was into woodworking, as I'd just have him build me one. But then, the cost of supplies over here would be higher than if I just bought one on sale in the States.

Curses! Foiled again! Becky A.

Oh yes, Becky - LOTS of rain. Very mild (outside temps are around 53 F) and. glory be, today is bright sunshine after a week of rain and gales. Everything is confused - things are sprouting early - some trees didn`t lose all their leaves until the gales last week. I even saw some hawthorns with flowers and berries on the same twig.

I`m glad we are on the East Anglian coast, between two rivers, For one thing we`re well drained and the other is we are the driest part of the UK. The rest of the country has been suffering quite badly from flooding - even the more inland parts of East Anglia.

There are suppliers in the USA that stock the Lowery now. Shame they ARE pricey - but they`re not really expensive for what they are - they`re beautifully engineered. If you knew a clever metal worker, the design is quite simple! Where are you at present? Europe?

Really worth saving up for, if you could. Meanwhile, maybe it might be worth keeping an eye open on Ebay for a second hand one?

I have a couple of clematis to plant yet - this weather has been fantastic for planting things. We`ve only had one hard frost here, so far!

Pat

The Lowery is really nice - though quite pricey here (in the US). K's creation has a similar one, with a ball joint that lets you get all kinds of rotation for the angle of your piece. And they definitely have attachments for Q-snaps. Personally, I have the large Stow-A-Way. The Tag-Along - is pretty nice and portable - not quite as sleek as the metal frames, but I think somewhat less expensive. K's is very good with their warranty. Anyhow - I have a Baby Z lap frame that I use almost all the time - it does make stitching faster than holding the piece (since I use Q-snaps). And have been looking to add the metal stand - eventually.

Ditto,

ellice

It`s VERY similar to the Lowery in many ways - to me, the "sidesaddle" thing (as someone described it!) is essential, particularly if you do a LOT of stitching. They certainly last longer than the wooden ones - mainly, I`m sure, just because you don`t have to lift them away to get out from under!!!

I don`t have a big, heavy magnifying lamp attached to mine - just a small, light, bendy halogen one with a slide away magnifier for occasional use. It mounts in one of the holes of my accessories bar (another hole is just right to hold my scissors, although I don`t think that that was what it was intended for!)

Pat