Tambour Hook Use???

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......
---
Lula
www.woolydream.com

Il Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:23:11 -0800 (PST), ha
scritto:

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


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
--
L'angolo di Stefania: http://www.angolostefania.it

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

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

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

I have to admit that after a summer bead project I did I found that on
fabric, at least, (a nicely loose-woven cotton/flax sort of fabric)
that a steel crochet hook did better than a tambour hook. I think
perhaps I would use a tambour on open netting or chiffon where I could
see better. I got my hook (s, as I got several sizes with a handle)
from Lacis several years ago, but haven't used it per se. Just the
crochet hook this summer. I liked the crochet hook better on the
fabric as it didn't catch on the fabric threads, which the tambour
hook insisted on doing. A finer thread, or a see-thru fabric would
work better with a tambour hook as one could see to prevent snarling
or catching the fabric threads, in my opinion.

I want to thank the poster for the two book titles, that sounds
marvelous and I am rushing over...

gw

On Nov 27, 10:40 am, monique wrote:

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

Now, *there* is a name I haven't seen in a loooooooooooooong while!!!

Welcome back, Monique! What have you been up to lately and, more
importantly, what have you been stitching on these last 3 years?

Joan

Howdy! Nice to be remembered. I lurk a lot, but when the OT wars flare
up, I wander off from time to time.

I've been stitching on and off on various things (some Ellen
Maurer-Stroh, a Long Dog sampler, Crossed Wing's Wood Warblers, etc.),
but I've also been doing a lot of quilting and beadwork. Next year I am
going to bite the bullet and do Sense of Sight from Scarlet Quince:
http://www.scarletquince.com/scale.php?pat=SWY001

Crazy, no?

Monique

Joan E. wrote:
On Nov 27, 10:40 am, monique wrote:


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


Now, *there* is a name I haven't seen in a loooooooooooooong while!!!

Welcome back, Monique! What have you been up to lately and, more
importantly, what have you been stitching on these last 3 years?

Joan

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
---
Lula
www.woolydream.com


On Nov 27, 7:52 am, Stefania Bressan wrote:
Il Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:23:11 -0800 (PST), ha
scritto:

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

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 onhttp://www.amazon.fr

Ciao, Stefania
--
L'angolo di Stefania:http://www.angolostefania.it

gw...

That's a good idea to use a loosely woven fabric that will work with
the tambour hook...I was too carried away and anxious to "play" with
the tambour hook to notice the fabric the first time I used the
hook...no wonder the big holes!

Now I see some of you prefer using a thin steel crochet hook...maybe
I'll try that too but I want the tambour hook to work out so will
struggle some more and learn. A personal challenge...there's also the
Russian Punch Needle...will use the right type of fabric, a tightly
woven fabric when I experiment with the punch needles!!

I like the idea of using an "old" traditional needlework tool to
create something...guess it's a romantic ideal from reading the many
Jane Austen sequels that have cropped up in the last few years!! It'll
be an accomplishment to bead & sequin with the tambour hook!
The one good thing is I've managed to do a decent chain stitch with
the hook so far.
---
Lula
www.woolydream.com

On Nov 27, 7:35 pm, gw wrote:
Since I'm thinking about this, has anyone used a tambour hook to
stitch or bead with yet?

I have to admit that after a summer bead project I did I found that on
fabric, at least, (a nicely loose-woven cotton/flax sort of fabric)
that a steel crochet hook did better than a tambour hook. I think
perhaps I would use a tambour on open netting or chiffon where I could
see better. I got my hook (s, as I got several sizes with a handle)
from Lacis several years ago, but haven't used it per se. Just the
crochet hook this summer. I liked the crochet hook better on the
fabric as it didn't catch on the fabric threads, which the tambour
hook insisted on doing. A finer thread, or a see-thru fabric would
work better with a tambour hook as one could see to prevent snarling
or catching the fabric threads, in my opinion.

I want to thank the poster for the two book titles, that sounds
marvelous and I am rushing over...

gw

Hi - I am glad to see you too!

That chart is something else! enjoy the stitching.

C
On 11/28/07 5:22 PM, in article , "monique"
wrote:

Howdy! Nice to be remembered. I lurk a lot, but when the OT wars flare
up, I wander off from time to time.

I've been stitching on and off on various things (some Ellen
Maurer-Stroh, a Long Dog sampler, Crossed Wing's Wood Warblers, etc.),
but I've also been doing a lot of quilting and beadwork. Next year I am
going to bite the bullet and do Sense of Sight from Scarlet Quince:
http://www.scarletquince.com/scale.php?pat=SWY001

Crazy, no?

Monique

Joan E. wrote:
On Nov 27, 10:40 am, monique wrote:


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


Now, *there* is a name I haven't seen in a loooooooooooooong while!!!

Welcome back, Monique! What have you been up to lately and, more
importantly, what have you been stitching on these last 3 years?

Joan

wrote:
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.


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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