In 2006 I was recouperating from a nasty surgery. What could I do from bed day in and day out. A friend in Saskatchewan sent me the answer in the form of a Japanese hand work book....TEMARI work! So beautiful and doable while healing. So off I went on s new crafty pathway.
My first 2 attempts at temari work leave much to be desired......they both are beautiful in my eyes, but to the world in general they are lumpy, bumpy, uneven, and the stitches leave much to be desired.....but still forward I went.
2017 Apr 23 TEMARI SPARKLE
Fast forward to 2015 when I joined an online group and I began in ernest to add to my collection of 2 previous temari. I found on line a group so I joined started a beginner tutorial to make 2 Temari. Part 1 described the way to make the base balls from scratch, then onward to adding the guidelines for each section, and of course the eauator around the middke section, Next the pinning of the remari guide lines (I found this very hard) which I later learned that theyvwill work out better if your ball base is a completely round shape........good luck with this one. However, the tip or trick here is to constantly round the ball with your hands while forming. Part 2 we added to our knowledge by making it a little more detailed. The above photo shows the book I used, and my firest two Temari finished.
Talking about shaping as you work....well, I plan on shaping my Temar work into a new blog. So I just set up temaritogrowwith@blogger.com. So if you care to follow me there, please jump right in. Meanwhile, I hope to update this sote agaij, and bring a little recent history into my aharing.
BTW we have sold our previous home and now renting an apartment in the city, Changes all around again, Moving forward into ur new future....stay tuned please.
2017 Apr 23
Temari Sparkle
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