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the basic stitch in tambour embroidery is the chain stitch
and to create it we use a little hook called a tambour hook
and noticed that the opening of the hook and the *** on the handle
are on the same side. Tambour embroidery can be used to make chain stitch lines
and it can also be effectively used for chain stitch filling.
You can use practically any type of thread with tambour embroidery
on practically any type of fabric. So today we're going to look just at the
basic stitch
used in tambour embroidery - the chain stitch. I've anchored my thread off here
to the side bet you can check the website for other ways to start a thread.
I'm going to be stitching
from left to right, so the *** on my tambour hook
and the opening are facing down the line
in the direction that I'll be stitching.
When you enter the fabric with the tambour hook, you always wanna go straight
up and down vertically.
Don't go in at an angle or out at an angle because you'll snag the fabric.
so go straight down into the fabric to take your first stitch.
Take the thread from the back all the way around
the needle and then turn the needle
backwards so that's facing now in the opposite direction and the ***
will show you where it's going. Pull through and exert
a little pressure on the back the hook. The thread's going to catch in the hook
and as you pull through, ease up on the tension of the thread
so that you can move forward for your next stitch.
So straight down into the fabric. Take the threat all the way around in a
complete circle
turn the hook backwards, catch the thread on the hook
pull straight up and through, ease up the tension
and move forward turning the hook back down the line.
So the thread goes all the way around
and then you turn the hook. Pull up and catch the thread - you can really feel
the thread
catch in the hook - so you want to make sure you feel that. Exert a little pressure on
the back at the hook as you pull through,
ease up the tension, turn the hook forward down your line,
and then back down into the fabric for the next stitch.
So here we are, pulling through -
there's the thread catching - it comes up through the stitch
and then you turn a forward for the next stitch.
Now we're going to zoom in a little bit
and slow the film down so that you can really see the stitch
in the works. The needle is pointing
(and the *** - the needle and the ***) are pointing down the line -
I'm taking the thread all the way around from the back
in a complete circle, and now
I'm turning the hook backwards so the *** is pointing in the opposite direction
and pulling up - and you can see the thread catch in the hook.
Exert a little pressure on the back
of the hook so that it easy to pull the hook
through the fabric. Ease up the tension
on the thread as you pull the sitch through the fabric,
turn the the hook back forward
so that it points down the line in the direction you're stitching,
and then move forward and down into the fabric
for the next stitch.
And then the thread comes all the way around the hook
from the back in a complete circle
the hook turns so it's facing the opposite direction,
pulls up, catches the thread and pulls it straight through the stitch.
Ease up on the tension on the thread and move forward
for the next stitch. You can see then that
with a little bit of practice you can pick up speed and accuracy with the
tambour hook
and you can create the chain stitch
a lot faster and cover a lot more area in a lot less time
with the tambour hook.
So that's tambour embroidery! For more tips and techniques on hand embroidery
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