Tambour Beading
Saturdays May 3 + 10, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Tamara Rubilar
Materials Fee: $20
Students: 12
Learn the famous Luneville technique, also called tambour beading, used in the Haute couture Paris embroidery workshops. We will see how to set the scroll frame, the main basic chain stitch and how to work with beads. With this technique you'll be able to create sumptuous and delicate embroidery designs. We will complete various exercises : outlines, filling shapes, and creating a floral design with gold metallic thread and beads on a transparent organza fabric.
A scroll frame is provided for the duration of the class including materials and a hook. You can buy the frame at the end of the class ($55) or bring your own (size 11” x 18”).
Materials students will provide:
- box of solid pins
- small scissors
- small ruler
- pencil and notebook
- a big bag to carry the scroll frame if you are purchasing
Saturdays May 3 + 10, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Tamara Rubilar
Materials Fee: $20
Students: 12
Learn the famous Luneville technique, also called tambour beading, used in the Haute couture Paris embroidery workshops. We will see how to set the scroll frame, the main basic chain stitch and how to work with beads. With this technique you'll be able to create sumptuous and delicate embroidery designs. We will complete various exercises : outlines, filling shapes, and creating a floral design with gold metallic thread and beads on a transparent organza fabric.
A scroll frame is provided for the duration of the class including materials and a hook. You can buy the frame at the end of the class ($55) or bring your own (size 11” x 18”).
Materials students will provide:
- box of solid pins
- small scissors
- small ruler
- pencil and notebook
- a big bag to carry the scroll frame if you are purchasing
Saturdays May 3 + 10, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Tamara Rubilar
Materials Fee: $20
Students: 12
Learn the famous Luneville technique, also called tambour beading, used in the Haute couture Paris embroidery workshops. We will see how to set the scroll frame, the main basic chain stitch and how to work with beads. With this technique you'll be able to create sumptuous and delicate embroidery designs. We will complete various exercises : outlines, filling shapes, and creating a floral design with gold metallic thread and beads on a transparent organza fabric.
A scroll frame is provided for the duration of the class including materials and a hook. You can buy the frame at the end of the class ($55) or bring your own (size 11” x 18”).
Materials students will provide:
- box of solid pins
- small scissors
- small ruler
- pencil and notebook
- a big bag to carry the scroll frame if you are purchasing
Graduating from the Montreal Center for contemporary textiles in 2014, that's where I fell in love with art embroidery. I then decided to go and train in Europe, at the renowned Ecole Lesage Paris, and the Royal School of Needlework in London. In 2017, I moved to Spain, and studied Spanish embroidery techniques; training at Fermin (a famous bullfighters’ bespoke tailor shop in Madrid), as well as traditional religious gold work in Sevilla. In addition, I collaborated with fashion designers in Madrid. Throughout my career, I participated in exhibitions in Montreal, France and Spain. Some of my commissions and collaborations include Cirque du Soleil, Disney, and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. In 2019, I founded Studio Textile Montreal; where I offer professional embroidery workshops, produce custom orders for clients, and develop personal work. I collaborate on regular basis with Montreal fashion designers. I'm a teacher at the Montreal Center for contemporary textiles, and I give workshops in Montréal Museums and cultural arts centers.