--- product_id: 55454730 title: "Getting started with Tambour Embroidery (Haute Couture Embroidery Series)" price: "31.12 DT" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/55454730-getting-started-with-tambour-embroidery-haute-couture-embroidery-series store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Getting started with Tambour Embroidery (Haute Couture Embroidery Series) **Price:** 31.12 DT **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Getting started with Tambour Embroidery (Haute Couture Embroidery Series) - **How much does it cost?** 31.12 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/55454730-getting-started-with-tambour-embroidery-haute-couture-embroidery-series) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The fairytale of haute couture embroidery starts with the use of the tambour hook: a simple but most effective tool to add beads and sequins fast and beautifully. Many people have seen the famous documentary of Chanel, where you see the ‘petits mains’ working on couture gowns, wondering how the technique of the tambour needle on a large embroidery frame really works. In this first book in the Haute Couture Embroidery Series, Saskia ter Welle shows you: - How to mount the embroidery frame - How to choose the right fabric - How to handle the tambour hook - How to apply sequins - Where to find the right materials - How to finish your work As a bonus, you will find links to exclusive instruction videos and several patterns to start with. Built on experience from working for both fashion designers, developing a couture collection herself and teaching students from different ages and backgrounds, she reveals the secret of this wonderful tool: the tambour needle. The moment you master the tambour needle, the world of haute couture becomes your own. After reading this book, watching the instruction videos, and applying the techniques, you will know how to start your own project. Review: Handy little manual with some caveats for the beginner... - 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. Review: good intro and links to video - I enjoyed this read and I’m excited to get started on this journey. I appreciate the links to outside resources with visuals to help illustrate the points. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,552,641 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Ribbons | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 369 Reviews | ## Images ![Getting started with Tambour Embroidery (Haute Couture Embroidery Series) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411CyQZez-L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Handy little manual with some caveats for the beginner... *by T***T on March 26, 2019* 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. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ good intro and links to video *by A***I on November 23, 2024* I enjoyed this read and I’m excited to get started on this journey. I appreciate the links to outside resources with visuals to help illustrate the points. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Basic Tambour introduction *by C***E on July 15, 2016* Very basic book, had some good resources and interesting information. Not well written, and really is an advertising medium for the authors business. I got value for my money, a quick and easy read. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/55454730-getting-started-with-tambour-embroidery-haute-couture-embroidery-series](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/55454730-getting-started-with-tambour-embroidery-haute-couture-embroidery-series) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-29*