Getting Started

Equipment needed

Tambour Hook
Embroidery Hoop perferably with a stand
A real of thread
Sequins or beads
Organza

Place your fabric into an embroidery hoop. As a beginner it is best to start with an organza that you can see through. To start off you will need your real of thread (in tambour beading your thread will always be connected to the real so don't cut off a length) and your tambour hook. Three small stitches using the end of the thread will secure you thread to the fabric. (as shown in the picture)

Teaching

I started to teach my fellow students tambour beading. tambour beading is a dying trade so by teaching I was hoping to keep the skill from dying out........here is how i did it...

this I a view from the back of the sample. If you look at it closely you will be able to the small loops that are used to fasten the beads and sequins to the front of the fabric. tambour beading is a fast and efficient way off beading, but if one of the loops is dropped or the thread is broken you risk losing all your work, as all the beads will fall off

My Samples

this is a sample I did using tambour beading.

this is an example of what tambour beading looks like when completed

Tambour Hook

This is a Tambour Hook it is used to pull the thread through the fabric and attach a bead or sequin.

Tambour Beading

Tambour beading is a form of beading that was invented in 1770. It is a technique of beading that has never been influenced by any era or fashion, because of this it has been used in a large amount of contexts. tambour beading consists of using a tambour hook to pull thread through a fabric and attach beads from the back of the work.... hopefully from my research and photos you will be able to understand how it is done...and maybe learn!