I managed without, but also thoaght about buying a coupple of screws to
fasten the frame to the table, dont know the english name for such schrews.
You could baste the superflous fabric together to make it easyer, i managed
without, also because my fabric is very light and therefore is easy to fold
together.
I turn the frame every time it is nescesary, cant tambour backwords, so yes,
this is also why the frame is made easy to turn.
Unfortunately i dont recal what kind of dmc thread i have used, and i am on
holliday in Portugal right now, but when i get back to Denmark, i shall
tell you.
I also found that tightly twisted threads are the best ones to use, there
are manny kinds of crotcheting threads to use, the threads dmc makes for
fine crocheting is ideal i think.
I also had difficulties with the threads, because i wanted to use my silk
floss threads, i can use these now, but i could not when i started, so you
will experience that the better you get, the easyer you can use a variety
of threads.
You must be very patiente, takes a little time to learn.
And if you have seen period tambour work, you will notice that it is very
fine threads and very tiny stitches used.
I used the medium sized needle, wich came with the hook.
Bjarne
-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
From: Paul and Charlene
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 8:31 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] tambour embroidery--more questions
Bjarne,
My tambour frame arrived from Lacis and that has brought up some more
questions. I find it slippery and think I need to put something on the
bottom of the wood stand to keep it from moving around when I am working.
When you are working on a piece of fabric that is large when you are
tamouring around the dress hem, do you pin or baste the rest of thefabric to
keep it from getting in the way?
Do you turn the frame when doing the flowers or do you just get used to
tambouring in any direction without moving the frame?
I tried experimenting with many different kinds of threads. I found it is
important to have the right needle(I used the largest needle) size to
prevent snaging the threads. I also found that tightly woven threads work
best. My best attempts have been with sewing thread size 50. I would like
to use a thread a bit thicker so that it shows up better. You said you used
DMC threads. Could you tell me which size and the name of the
DMCthread--there are so many? I tried #12 crochet cotton and that seemed to
work somewhat ok.
Thank you Bjarne.
Charlene Roberts
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