Japanese temari ball

Temari balls are a Japanese craft with beautiful motifs such as flowers and geometric patterns, created by threads in various colors that are meticulously embroidered, stitched or wrapped by hand around their entire surface. Temari made in different prefectures have unique motifs that contribute to their beauty. In recent years, very small ones have been used as earrings and other fashion accessories. To make temari, a ball-shaped base is covered with silk or cotton threads. When designing…

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A 92-year-old Japanese woman's amazing collection of painstakingly-crafted traditional Japanese temari handballs has been unveiled to the public for the first time – and it's all thanks to her granddaughter, Flickr user NanaAkua. Apparently, her grandmother learned the technique of this traditional Japanese New Year‘s day gift in the 60s and had not stopped creating new ones ever since.

Lizzie Montgomery on Instagram: "My favourite maker of Japanese temari balls is Eiko Araki, who stitches these incredible traditional balls using cottons coloured with local natural pigments. I am fascinated by the maths required to get these designs accurate! Eiko and her studio are helping to keep the world's ancient craft traditions alive! Follow her at @eiko_araki ! . . . #japaneseheritage #japanesecrafts #temari #temariballs #needlecraft #japanesetradition #needlework #geometric…

Temari is a Japanese thread ball. Temari are highly valued and cherished gifts, symbolizing deep friendship and loyalty. Also, the brilliant colors and threads used are symbolic of wishing the recipient a brilliant and happy life.

One of the designs I’m working on for my Level 3 JTA certification needs a “net” effect. The obvious technique there is the one called “net stitching,” but I had also …

Hey, I'll bet you thought we were all done with measuring and pins, right? Not quite. To recap: we've wrapped a core, measured and pinned it, then placed the guide lines. In this next series of photos, we will start working on an 8 point star (kiku) pattern from two centres - the North and South poles. For this you'll need to choose at least 2 colours (I'm using three) of thread, plus a contrasting metallic thread. For the coloured thread, cotton perle is recommended, but you can also use…

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