I've been playing around with Tambour embroidery again. Working out my design and building up my tambour skills.
I was lucky last time I tried, I realize now. This has been an absolute fight, unlike the last time I tried tambour.
Thread quality matters. Oooh does it matter.
My first attempt here was using Mettler. Try as I might it kept snagging and twisting. I kept loosing the bead because the loop kept snaging.
Saw a video that recommended button hole twist, so I tried the cotton Coats and Clark's I had on hand. It was too fat for the # 70 size needles I was using.
So I broke out the Guttermann poly. And suddenly, the stitching was a dream. No snags, no twisting, no fighting for the hook to let go. Just easy loops without tension problems.
Finally could develop an easy rhythm!
