Mystery Handicraft tool

"Tambour embroidery is done on a piece of close-weave fabric stretched over a frame (usually round, so it looks like a tambourine)."

Oh, I have two of those embroidery frames my daughter left at home - is that what they're called? I never knew that and don't have one of those hooks, and only used the frames once.

I thought at first it was a needle threader until closer inspection. Google Lens has some weird and wonderful suggestions too.

Have you discovers the tutorials on one of Sarah Homfray's YouTube channels given by her sister Caroline?

www.youtube.com/@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery/search?query=tambour

I didn't know that tambour work started in China and India .
It became popular in Europe around 1770 .
I've never tried it .
Now I want to .
Have a look on YouTube to see how easy it is.

Thank you so much everyone! I appreciate the quick answers.

Yes, it's an old tambour embroidery hook (similar to rug hooks but very much finer). Tambour embroidery is done on a piece of close-weave fabric stretched over a frame (usually round, so it looks like a tambourine). You hold the thread at the back, pulling a loop through to the front with a hook, making a continuous chain that anchors itself stitch by stitch. Sorry, very hard to describe without showing you! I used to do a lot of it, attaching seed beads for texture - eyesight and dexterity are shot to the hot place now, so I haven't done it in years. Just search for "tambour embroidery" in Google Images - god, that takes me back!

What’s a tambourine embroidery tool used for I was going to suggest something to do with spinning

I also think that it's a tambour embroidery tool so I agreexwith Graphite .
Much as I love embroidery I don't do tambour.

MissAdventure

It looks like the creature that was climbing up my bathroom wall a few days ago!

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It looks like the creature that was climbing up my bathroom wall a few days ago!

I think it’s a Tambour hook for embroidery.

Take a look at Sarah Homfray Embroidery on YouTube for more information.