Hoopmaster question

I am looking for a 15cm Hoopmaster for my wife. I found one used but it is an 18cm. If i bought that could i have my friend machine a bushing for the fixture to drop it down from a 18 to a 15 and would it work?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank You

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United States

I have been doing embroidery for over 20 years and I have only used my 18cm hoops about 2 times. It depends on what your wife will be sewing on. If she does lots of embroidering definitely start out with the size she will use. The last thing I want to do is be messing around trying to make something work when I could have originally purchased the right size to begin with. Just my opinion!

Michaeline Rieck
Heartland Stitchworks
4239 Springview Dr.
Grand Island NE 68803

I'm so new to this whole world that I shouldn't even be saying anything but I recently purchased a whole set of hoopmaster and mighty hoop equipment and if you have someone with some talent it would be very possible to build a sleeve of sorts to center the smaller hoops in the fixture. I'm cheap enough I was considering that very possibility myself.