An embroidery hoop.

Madame de Pompadour working at a tambour frame

Embroidery hoops and frames are tools used to keep fabric taut while working embroidery or other forms of needlework. Download high resolution version (853x1202, 143 KB)Mme de Pompadour, François-Hubert Drouais 1763-64 (National Gallery, London) a memorial portrait, part from life, finished after her death The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in... Download high resolution version (853x1202, 143 KB)Mme de Pompadour, François-Hubert Drouais 1763-64 (National Gallery, London) a memorial portrait, part from life, finished after her death The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in... Madame de Pompadour, portrait by François Boucher circa 1750 Madame de Pompadour (December 29, 1721 – April 15, 1764) was a well known courtesan and the famous mistress of King Louis XV of France. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... Gold Embroidery Cross-stitch embroidery, Hungary, mid-20th century Phulkari from Punjab region, India 15th century embroidered cope, Ghent, Belgium Elizabethan embroidery styles include blackwork on linen and dense patterns worked in colored silk and metallic threads on velvet or other rich fabrics Embroidery is the art or handicraft of... Needlework is another term for the handicraft of decorative sewing and textile arts. ...

Hoops

An embroidery hoop or (earlier) tambour frame consists of a pair of concentric cicular or elliptical rings. The larger ring has a tightening device, usually in the form of a metal screw. The artisan repositions the hoop as needed when working over a large piece of fabric. Embroidery hoops come in various sizes and are generally small enough to control with one hand and rest in the lap. Hoops were originally made of wood, bone, or ivory^[1]; modern hoops are made of wood or plastic.^[2] Hoops may be attached to a table-top or floor stand when both hands must be free for sewing, as in making tambour lace. Circle illustration This article is about the shape and mathematical concept of circle. ... For other uses, see Ellipse (disambiguation). ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Grays Anatomy illustration of a human femur. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... lace from Lier Tambour lace refers to a family of lace made by stretching a fine net over a frame (the eponymous Tambour, from the French for drum) and creating a chain stitch using a fine hook to reach through the net and draw the working thread through the net. ...

Very thin plastic hoops are also used in machine embroidery. Commercial machine embroidery in chain stitch on a voile curtain, China, early 21st century. ...

Scroll frames

A scroll frame or embroidery frame keeps the entire piece of fabric taut, rather than just the piece being worked. It is made of four pieces of wood: two rollers for the top and base, and two side pieces. Each of the rollers has a piece of fabric securely nailed or stapled along it and holes in ts ends to hold the the side pieces, which can be secured in place with wing nuts to adjust the width of the frame and the tautness of the stretched fabric. The ends of the ground fabric are sewn to the rollers, which are turned until the area of the fabric to be worked is stretched within the frame. ^{[1] [2]} A nut is a type of hardware fastener with a threaded hole. ... Turn of the century sewing in Detroit, Michigan An old sewing machine Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. ...

Frames are used in needlepoint and other forms of canvas work as well as embroidery. Needlepoint is a form of canvas work created on a mesh canvas. ... Modern canvas work done in wool using petit point stitch Canvas work is embroidery on canvas. ...

Embroidery frame

Free-standing embroidery frame with fabric attached

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Christie, Grace: Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving, London, John Hogg, 1912
2. ^ ^{a b} Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0-89577-059-8, p. 10

External links

• Embroidery frame c. 1740-1790 at Historic Hope Plantation

References

• Christie, Grace (Mrs. Archibald): Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving, London, John Hogg, 1912, also online at Project Gutenberg

• Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0-89577-059-8