Getting started with Tambour Embroidery (Haute Couture Embroidery Series)

This was not at all what I expected for a "getting started" guide. The overall story about the author's journey in embroidery is lovely, but there are no diagrams, line drawings, or step-by-step pictures. Instead, the author (whose first language is not English) gives text descriptions of various elements of this craft. The chapter on frames does not have a single picture or diagram, simply text describing the way a frame should look/work, in English that is slightly difficult to follow at times. Not worth the purchase price. I would have gotten just as much information by searching on youtube (and now I will have to look there or elsewhere for actual how-to instructions), and I was really wanting something that had extremely clear diagrams I could use as a reference without having to have my computer in front of me.

The author appears to have had an unpleasant time studying embroidery in France. While I commend her for wanting to get the word out about tambour embroidery, this book is not a technique guide despite the title. A beginner needs more than this. The basic tambour stitch is dispensed with in a couple of short paragraphs. There are minimal illustrations, and many references to the author's website and Etsy shop. I suspect one would do better simply to read her blog.

This is a solid little reference book for the basics of tambour.Ter Welle has written a concise guide for the beginner tambour embroiderer here. They start off with a solid preface and then work through the basics of the stitch in very clear English prose. It covers the famous embroidery houses, the basics of the stitch, and specific applications of the stitch as well as the ancillary tools and supplies. They go on to give some personal commentary about how to think about the whole process which is really thoughtful and very nice to have.This book is especially good if you are a student who can learn from explanation rather than diagrams and illustrations. And that is the only place this little guy falls short - there *are* color photographs, but they are not as thorough as they could be. I am using this for my sewing classes in Chicago tambour series and it tends to put folks off a bit that there are not more illustrations of the hand position or photographs of the entire sequence of the stitch. It almost requires a live person showing you what they mean. And exactly how to do it point-by-point.Chapter 5, where they cover the chainstitch itself, is a good example. It shows you the chainstitch in progress using a crochet hook, and it shows you a tambour hook being used, but it does not show you the full dynamic progression of the stitch. This is easier for some, but can be really difficult to divine if you are someone who can't think in a kind of "active progression 3-dimensional" way.But that is the only deficit here - with the lack of tambour technique manuals out there, this is a handy little godsend. Hopefully other editions will fill out the text with more pictures/images/diagrams of the work in progression. This is going to be the basic go-to for live classes, for sure.You may want to look elsewhere if you are trying to teach yourself without someone knowledgeable standing beside you or if you expect to use *only* the book and not the online resources they give. A lot of folks will really have trouble if they are trying to rely on the book alone.

This book gives some good information on the history of the art, but I was hoping for more diagrams, pictures, possible simple pattern ideas to get started and this book fails miserably at that. I recommend that anyone interested in learning this art visit You Tube and find videos by Robert Haven. Much more informative than this.

The information on this "book" read more like an info blog promoting a website than actually explaining anything about Tambour. The photos are few and not really showing what the procedures are. The text is poorly written and felt more like someone trying to describe Tabour while having a cup of coffee in a busy cafe. There is nothing here than you can't find in a general google of the topic. I wasted the $4.99 price on this "blog" post assembled into a book.

This was a very good book. I think it was informative and it is the ideal book for a beginner. If you are considering trying tambour embroidery, this book will help you in your considerations. Furthermore, the author has a website which offers further information and support. But most importantly, she offers online instruction. This is the best reason to purchase this book.

In the US we would call this a pamphlet or small booklet. If the 2019 book was combined with this "book" then I would feel "Okay" with paying the asking price. I agree with the previous reviewers there are very few photographs. There is also very little content. I would recommend an actual course (15 hours minimum) to learn how to do this technique. The one little useful detail I learn from reading this book from cover to cover (1 hour tops) is how to somewhat stretch the fabric on the frame that the author describes. I used the Lacis rectangular frame ($35) in my beginner course so there was no introduction to the big frames I see online.

The book mostly reads as a personal view on Paris with bits and pieces of tambour embroidery. There are no pictures or diagrams to really give the reader a starting point to learn the art of tambour embroidery. Its painful to read as there lacks a flow of what the author is vaguely trying to say about this art. Paying even a $1 is too much for such book.

This is a short e-book, which outlines the basic techniques of tambour work and using it to attach beads and sequins to fabric. All okay as far as it went, but there are plenty of videos on you tube covering this same ground (and they are free).I was also expecting a little more detail on materials and suppliers. There is a link to her website with picture links from there. I was hoping for a detailed list of suppliers for essential materials, with details of a company's specialities and links. There is the inevitable link to the author's Etsy shop, so that you can buy things like raffia from her. (Though she does not tell you in the book what you might use the for - missed opportunity there)Okay for complete beginners, but a bit disappointing for the more experienced embroiderer.See Mary Corbett' s videos on you tube, and the 'making of' Chanel series of videos. You can learn a lot from them, that is covered in this e-book. If you are still flummoxed after watching them, then this book will definitely help.I will keep it as a reference text though.

I am afraid I didn’t learn anything new from this book.I am a visual learner and found I had to look up some of the descriptions to understand and most of the important information is already on YouTube.I thought there would be more resources to find materials (which was a reason I purchased) but all links to the authors Etsy shop which only has online courses for sale.When the author does follow an interesting line of teaching the explanations are brief and like I said I had to look it up online anyway.For me it’s not a good intro into the craft or detailed enough to keep me interested.Disappointed

It was so good to be able to have access to this as a download to my computer, so that I could start learning the technique as soon as my tambour hook arrived.I have now had the time to practise using my tambour hook and read through Saskia's book, which is a lovely introduction to the lovely art of tambour work. The additional links that are provided in the book are also most welcome.This little book is clear and concise and I think it is great value for money. The best thing is also to learn the Saskia sells the large tambour frames on her website - not so easy to source here in the U.K.

I havent read it yet to be fair ,but had to write a review on the sheer lack of size of the book, 12 plus quid you expect a book not a pamphlet posing as a book. But i hope it is a book of substance, that its packed with so much info on its flimsy pages. And not a rip off. I'll make a comment when i have read it, let you know.

I was very disappointed in the product. I had to read lots of pages about opinions of the author, when I really wanted to know how to start to do Tambour Embroidery. There were no detailed pictures of how to do the embroidery which I really needed and expected. The price for what you get is atrocious and I would advise anyone to think twice before buying