London-based Hand & Lock - embroidery atelier to top European designers -
will be presenting their most popular embroidery class, Haute Couture: Intensive
for one week this coming May, at the Chicago Fashion Incubator at Macy's on
State Street in Chicago, USA.
The intensive five-day class focuses on the French art of embroidery technique known as Tambour Beading or Crochet de Lunéville, a
special technique used in high fashion where beads or sequins can be attached
to a fabric. accomplished with a
special hook working through a fabric stretched tight as a drum. The technique
is popular on international haute couture catwalk shows.
Students enrolled on this special class will learn how to
create a design, set up a full size frame and how to work the hook through the
fabric without catching. Once they are practiced enough they will learn how to
place beads, sequin, bugles using the technique. |
| An example of a finished work displayed by Hand & Lock at the Textile Forum event in London March, 2016. Photo: Lucia Carpio |
The Haute Couture: Intensive 5-day course (for level 1 and 2) will take place from Monday 9th May to Friday
the 13th May 2016 at the Chicago Fashion Incubator at Macy's, 111 North State,
Chicago, IL 60602, USA.
More information is available on the Hanf & Lock website. Click HERE.
Hand & Lock also runs weekend Tambour beading courses in its London atelier. One coming up will take place Saturday 4th to Sunday 5th June 2016. Click HERE for details.
The origins of the tambour embroidery skill are unclear. According to Hand & Lock, the technique appeared in Europe in the 18th century and quickly became a popular pastime for ladies. It was fairly exotic compared to other technique of that time a that no doubt contributed to its popularity.
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