Objects of Memory | Tambour Hook and Needle Techniques

Rebecca Devaney demonstrates the Tambour Hook and Needle techniques for applying beads and embellishment to embroidered garments and textiles. These techniques have been used for centuries and are still practised in the Haute Couture embroidery ateliers of Paris, France. Solidarity Project ICOM Costume in partnership with ICOM Madagascar, June 2024 - Rebecca Devaney is a textile artist, researcher, and teacher with a BA in Art and Design Education (2006) and an MFA in Textile Art and Artefact (2015) from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. She received the prestigious Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Trust Award (2015), to research hand embroidery in Mexico and the resulting exhibition, Bordados: Embroidered Textiles From Mexico, a collection of photographs, interviews, and textiles, has been presented internationally. In 2018, following her graduation from the prestigious École Lesage, Paris, Rebecca worked as a professional haute couture embroiderer for Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Dior, Valentino, Givenchy, and Louis Vuitton. www.textiletoursofparis.com