I did see the tambour hook in use, also mention of crochet hooks and latch
hooks, but I could see the possible problems with those. I liked the look
of it and did see the rhythm used. I am too busy right now to try, but I
do fancy having a go, so might look to buy the hook and make sure I have the
necessary things to at least do one small piece. My DH was thinking I
might make a piece of bobbin lace like his fathers regimental badge ( I must
look like a genious, LOL) but I think it might work with the tambour outline
drawing. But to have a go at a simple piece would give me a taste of the
craft.
I got my garter piece onto the pillow and 3/4 of the pairs working at least.
Need to wind a few more pairs for the outside edges next and then off I go.
So thank you all for you ideas of thread amounts and also you info about
tambour hooks.
Sue T
Dorset UK, where we have sunshine between torrential downpours, left over
bits of your hurricanes I think.
A proper tambour hook doesn't have a latch! That's what makes it hard to
use.
But because it doesn't have a latch, you don't have the problem of the
latch closing when you are using it in a point down/handle up direction,
(as you do on net,) and is why an experienced tambourer can work extremely
fast.
You have to master a sort of twist back and forth on the handle as you go
up and down, along with a pressure of the smooth side of the hook against
the net, and this along with tension on the thread, is what keeps the
thread in the hook while allowing the open hook to go in and out of the
holes without snagging.
I found it much easier to move in some directions than in others. It is
one of those skills which really does fall into the "everything in life is
rhythm and practise" motto.
Jacquie in Lincolnshire.
The easiest way to describe the tambour hook is to think of it as a
miniature rug hook i.e. the flap closes as you pull the hook back
through the net.
Sue
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