Tambour Hook Use???

Posted by woolydream@earthlink.net on November 27, 2007, 7:23 am

Since I'm thinking about this, has anyone used a tambour hook to
stitch or bead with yet?

For many years, I've heard about tambour hook embroidery and wishing I
could find such a hook. Then last summer I was excited to discover
Clover was selling tambour hooks but so far haven't had the time for
serious "play" with it yet.

The only latch hook I've used was making rugs using large holed rug
canvas.....I did try a quickie run with the tambour hook on a bit of
fabric just to see how it'd work...I successfully made several messy
holes!

Maybe in a few more months......
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Lula
www.woolydream.com

Posted by Stefania Bressan on November 27, 2007, 7:52 am

Il Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:23:11 -0800 (PST), woolydream@earthlink.net ha
scritto:

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I've got it too, but haven't had much time to play with it, just took
a 2 hours quick tour with a teacher, enough to see how to make chain
stitch and how to apply sequins.
You could enjoy these two books:
- La Broderie de Luneville (Mick Fouriscot, Roland Gravelier -
Editions Didier Carpentier)
- Le point de Beauvais (Mick Fouriscot, Pascale Duchenoy - Editions
Didier Carpentier)
Both are in French, but have clear diagrams and photos, and several
easy projects. (I don't speak French, but I'm learning it, at least
for embroidery terms, just by "look-and-compare").
I bought them on http://www.amazon.fr

Ciao, Stefania
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Posted by woolydream@earthlink.net on November 29, 2007, 4:42 am

Hello Stefania,

Thanks for the info but won't be able to see those books anytime soon,
maybe at a later time.

I recently bought a book in French that I had to have even though I'm
not able to read much with only a few years of HS French years ago. I
know what you mean about learning the basic needlework terms would
help a lot to "read" the needlework instructions.

Title: Catalogue Ouvrages De Dames - Mercerie, Broderie
Bibliotheque Sajou
The book was expensive at $60 for a paperback but I couldn't resist
the pictures of old needlework items...the photos were absolutely
gorgeous!!

I noticed at the Knitting Show where I bought my book that Sajou
reprints old French patterns and needlework booklets...many from DMC
www.sajou.fr
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Lula
www.woolydream.com

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Posted by Karen C in California on November 29, 2007, 6:42 am

woolydream@earthlink.net wrote:
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Are you bringing it to my house, or am I bringing me to your house? My
French is good enough to translate for you, so we can sit on the couch
together and both enjoy it.

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Posted by monique on November 27, 2007, 11:40 am

woolydream@earthlink.net wrote:
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I saw a friend do some once. She used a fine steel crochet hook. She
kept the spool of thread in her cleavage. Worked for her!

Monique Reed

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