My Journey Through Beading and Needlework
…. WITHOUT a map!
Presented by Robert W. Haven
Needlework and beading have been a significant part of my life for the past 40 years. Learning tambour beading is a more recent path down which I have blindly followed.
Tambour beading is a rare art form known by few and taught by fewer. It is perhaps best described as a “dance of the hands executed with the precision of the tango and the grace of the waltz.” This French beading technique, the method of choice for the ateliers in the Paris Couture Fashion Industry, dates back to the 16th Century. The name derives from the French word for “DRUM” as the fabric is stretched drum tight. It is worked with a fine sharp pointed hook and when mastered is much faster than applying beads and sequins to fabric with a needle. The technique however is considerably more useful than just for applying beads and sequins.
The tools and technique are unique to tambour work and very little has been written about the technique in French and virtually nothing in English! The art has been passed on from one practitioner to another and as such, is in serious danger of becoming a true lost art.
All of the events and techniques that preceded my studies of tambour at Lesage in Paris can be seen at roberthaven.macmate.me/lecture/INTRO.html. You will find it a circuitous journey indeed!
From my Bead Embroidery and Design Studio in Lexington KY, I have provided tambour beading classes in the US, Mexico, Canada and currently have classes planed in Oslo Norway, Marseille, France and Rome, Italy in August.
You can see some of my students work at roberthaven.macmate.me/AAU_2011/Intro.html |
Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Social half-hour at 7 pm with coffee/tea
Courtyard Marriott,
5555 Shellmound,
Emeryville, CA 94605.
The Courtyard is further south in the same mall as the Four Points hotel. The parking lot is a gated surface lot around the hotel. Bring your parking ticket into the hotel, it will be validated after the meeting and BSNC will pay the parking fee.
Members free with membership card, non-members $5
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