Hoop size guide

6 × 10 in embroidery hoop (160 × 260 mm)

A large home-machine hoop, 160 × 260 mm (about 6.3 × 10.2 in) on Brother. It covers T-shirt fronts, tote bags, pillow covers and small jacket-back designs. Brand sizes differ more here than at 4 × 4 or 5 × 7, so check your field.

A 6 × 10 in hoop gives about 64.5 square inches of stitch area: 6 × 10 in (160 × 260 mm). 8 machines in our guide can stitch this size in one hooping.

6 × 10 in next to 8 × 8 in and 8 × 12 in, drawn to scale.

What fits in a 6 × 10 in hoop

T-shirt chest designs up to about 6 × 10 in (152 × 254 mm)
Tote-bag and cushion-cover motifs up to about 10 in (254 mm) wide
Wide, short designs such as a name banner, up to about 10 × 6 in (254 × 152 mm)
Compact jacket-back or hoodie-back designs up to about 6 in (152 mm) tall
Quilt blocks up to 6 in (152 mm) square
Two 4 × 4 in (100 × 100 mm) designs side by side in one hooping

Needs a bigger hoop

8 in (200 mm) quilt blocks, because the short side is only 160 mm
Large jacket backs, which a retailer size chart puts in an 8 × 12 in (200 × 300 mm) hoop
Designs taller than about 6.3 in (160 mm)
Banner or table-runner designs longer than about 10 in (260 mm)

Good to know: Brother quotes 160 × 260 mm (6.3 × 10.2 in) for its 6 × 10 in field. Brother Philippines lists the NV880E as 260 × 160 mm, the same area written the other way round. Baby Lock's matching hoop is labeled 6¼ × 10¼ in (EF81) and its page gives no millimeter value. That converts to roughly 159 × 260 mm. Other sources label hoops differently. Sweet Pea warns that a 150 × 240 mm hoop is sometimes sold as 6 × 10 but cannot stitch a true 160 × 260 mm design. Kimberbell lists a 6 × 10 sewing field of 5.7 × 9.45 in (145 × 240 mm). Singer's SE300 and SE340 large hoop is 10¼ × 6 in (260 × 150 mm), 10 mm shorter than Brother's. Husqvarna Viking's Crown hoop is 260 × 200 mm and its Mega Endless hoop is 260 × 150 mm. Janome's regular Memory Craft hoops are different sizes, such as 140 × 200 mm, 170 × 200 mm and 200 × 200 mm. The field is landscape, 260 mm wide by 160 mm tall. A portrait design 150 mm wide by 240 mm tall only fits once it is rotated 90 degrees.

Check your exact design size

Machines that can stitch a 6 × 10 in design

Machines whose largest field is 6 × 10 in

Machine	Type	Formats	Typical price
Brother NQ1700E	Embroidery only	.PES, .PHC, .PEN, .DST	$2,399–$2,400
Baby Lock Flare	Embroidery only	.PES, .PHC, .DST	$2,299–$2,529

Machines with a bigger field (also fit 6 × 10 in designs)

Machine	Field	Type	Typical price
Janome Memory Craft 500E	11 × 8 in	Embroidery only	$2,099–$2,399
Brother PR680W	12 × 8 in	Multi-needle	$12,999–$13,629
Baby Lock Array	12 × 8 in	Multi-needle	$13,249–$14,574
Brother PR1055X	14 × 8 in	Multi-needle	—
Janome Memory Craft 550E	14 × 8 in	Embroidery only	$2,899–$3,499
Brother Stellaire XE2	9.5 × 14 in	Embroidery only	$8,449–$8,500

Frequently asked questions

What size is a 6x10 embroidery hoop in mm?

Brother's 6x10 hoop is 160 × 260 mm (about 6.3 × 10.2 in). Some hoops sold as 6x10 are smaller, around 150 × 240 mm, and cannot stitch a full-size 6x10 design, so check the millimeter size.

Which embroidery machines have a 6x10 hoop?

brother-usa.com lists a 6 × 10 in maximum area for the NQ3600D, and Brother Philippines lists the NV880E at 160 × 260 mm. Brother Canada lists its 6 × 10 in SA441 frame for the NQ1700E, NQ3700D and Luminaire XP2. Baby Lock's 6¼ × 10¼ in hoop is listed for machines such as the Altair, Flare, Flourish and Meridian.

Is a 6x10 hoop big enough for a jacket back?

For a compact design, yes. Singer's size guide points to 6 × 10 in or larger for jacket backs, while a retailer chart puts large jacket backs in an 8 × 12 in hoop.

How much bigger is a 6x10 hoop than a 5x7?

On Brother's numbers it is 160 × 260 mm against 130 × 180 mm. That is 30 mm more on the short side, 80 mm more on the long side and about 1.8 times the stitch area.