trend alert

i've been seeing these embroidery hoops popping up all over etsy and my design blogs. i'm still not 100% sure that i love them, but they're growing on me. i've been thinking that it might be time to give it a try. does anyone have any strong opinions one way or the other? i'll post some pics as soon as i do it.

photo credits: the first photo was found here. the other three were found on this page.