diff --git a/mongoframes/frames.py b/mongoframes/frames.py
index d778092..a3b9238 100644
--- a/mongoframes/frames.py
+++ b/mongoframes/frames.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def one(cls, filter=None, **kwargs):
         if references:
             cls._dereference([document], references)
 
-        # Add sub-frames to the documents (if required)
+        # Add sub-frames to the document (if required)
         if subs:
             cls._apply_sub_frames([document], subs)
 
@@ -500,22 +500,27 @@ def _apply_sub_frames(cls, documents, subs):
                 continue
 
             # Add sub-frames to the documents
+            raw_subs = []
             for document in documents:
                 value = cls._path_to_value(path, document)
                 if not value:
                     continue
 
                 if isinstance(value, dict):
-                    # Single embedded document
                     if expect_map:
-                        value = {k: sub(**v) for k, v in value.items() \
+                        # Dictionary of embedded documentd
+                        raw_subs += value.values()
+                        value = {k: sub(v) for k, v in value.items() \
                                 if isinstance(v, dict)}
+                    # Single embedded document
                     else:
-                        value = sub(**value)
+                        raw_subs.append(value)
+                        value = sub(value)
 
                 elif isinstance(value, list):
                     # List of embedded documents
-                    value = [sub(**v) for v in value if isinstance(v, dict)]
+                    raw_subs += value
+                    value = [sub(v) for v in value if isinstance(v, dict)]
 
                 else:
                     raise TypeError('Not a supported sub-frame type')
@@ -526,6 +531,10 @@ def _apply_sub_frames(cls, documents, subs):
                     child_document = child_document[key]
                 child_document[keys[-1]] = value
 
+            # Apply the projection to the list of sub frames
+            if projection:
+                sub._apply_projection(raw_subs, projection)
+
     @classmethod
     def _dereference(cls, documents, references):
         """Dereference one or more documents"""
@@ -731,4 +740,29 @@ class SubFrame(_BaseFrame):
 
     # A set of private fields that will be excluded from the output of
     # `to_json_type`.
-    _private_fields = set()
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+    _private_fields = set()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _apply_projection(cls, documents, projection):
+
+        # Find reference and sub-frame mappings
+        references = {}
+        subs = {}
+        for key, value in deepcopy(projection).items():
+
+            if not isinstance(value, dict):
+                continue
+
+            # Store a reference/sub-frame projection
+            if '$ref' in value:
+                references[key] = value
+            elif '$sub' in value or '$sub.' in value:
+                subs[key] = value
+
+        # Dereference the documents (if required)
+        if references:
+            Frame._dereference(documents, references)
+
+        # Add sub-frames to the documents (if required)
+        if subs:
+            Frame._apply_sub_frames(documents, subs)
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diff --git a/mongoframes/queries.py b/mongoframes/queries.py
index 1ec312f..b05bd45 100644
--- a/mongoframes/queries.py
+++ b/mongoframes/queries.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-A set of helpers to simplify the creation of mongodb queries.
+A set of helpers to simplify the creation of MongoDB queries.
 """
 
 import re
diff --git a/testing.py b/testing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..135e928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from mongoframes import *
+from pymongo import MongoClient
+
+Frame._client = MongoClient('mongodb://localhost:27017/mongoframes_test')
+
+
+class Dragon(Frame):
+
+    _fields = {
+        'name',
+        'item'
+        }
+
+
+class Item(SubFrame):
+
+    _fields = {
+        'desc',
+        'previous_owner',
+        'subby'
+        }
+
+class SubItem(SubFrame):
+
+    _fields = {
+        'foo'
+        }
+
+dragons = Dragon.many(projection={
+    'item': {
+        '$sub': Item,
+        'previous_owner': {'$ref': Dragon},
+        'subby': {'$sub': SubItem}
+        }
+    })
+
+for dragon in dragons:
+    print(dragon.name)
+    if dragon.item:
+        print(dragon.item.previous_owner.name)
+        print(dragon.item.subby.foo)
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