I was fascinated by aari or tambour work for quite some time.the speed of work was amazing compared to chain stitches done by hand.so i got some silk and zari thread from India and aari needles made of iron . istarted to practice on some spare cloth but every now and then the thread got unravelled and i have to start afresh.first i started with single thread ,then with two threads.but the result was not satisfactory. then i started with zari thread and it was much easier (2nd pic)
here i used some sequins also.
aari hook is very fine and after some online search i got to know that we can use 12or14 no crochet hook for the same work.this yellow wool aari work is done with 12no crochet hook.it was alot easier and i think this is also appropriate for a beginner to get hold of the movements of aari needle.
this is freeform practice with pearl cotton.if interested you can get more information here on needlenthread.com
http://www.needlenthread.com/tag/tambour-embroidery andhere
http://broderiebeauvais.free.fr/CHapitre%202.html this site is in french and you can make use of google translate .
http://toutenfildeparis.canalblog.com/ this blog is also very helpful especially for embroidering alphabets.
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