Thursday, 3 December 2009

Temari Balls




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Japanese Temari balls are a symbol of perfection.
Click on the above links if you want to find out more about the history,
some instructions and more patterns.

3 comments:

Cathy said...

These Temari balls are gorgeous Shirley. I have often wondered how they were made. Looks pretty complicated to me. I had a look at the links. There are some amazing and complex designs. Bit too much for me though...haha.

BeadBag said...

Hi Cathy - the Japanese seem to have wonderful but complex 'crafts' - Japanese embroidery techniques are absolutely superb - but so exacting!

Judy S. said...

Thanks ever so much for these links, Shirley. I've been admiring these balls for a while now. Perhaps next year I'll give one a try! How's that little babe of yours? Growing fast, I'll bet.