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Five-point embroidered flower with beaded center in red and gold by Nathan Perez for the tambour class he will be teaching at Tchad workroom sewing studio in Chicago in August

Basic Tambour Techniques With Nathan Perez

2018-06-19
By: Tchad
On: 19/06/2018
In: Class Schedules & Updates, General, Sewing classes (general), Student Projects, Upcoming Projects
Tagged: embroidery, embroidery class, hand sewing, Nathan Perez, simon henry, tambour

Let Nathan Perez show you the possibilities of tambour embroidery this Summer at our tambour workshop!Read More →

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