What is Temari?
Temari are embroidered balls. An ancient Japanese type of needlework. Temari are highly prized these days as gifts to symbolize sincere friendship and devotion. Also, temari bring good luck and happiness. There is a rattle inside the ball (beads, bell, etc.), so it can be a great toy for a toddler who learns the world. Bright colors and pleasant texture will leave no one indifferent.
Temari art has many admirers not only in Japan (which is its immediate homeland), but all over the world. In Russia, this fascinating hobby only wins the hearts of handicraft lovers. Interest in this outlandish type of handicraft is quite understandable. The graceful embroidered miniatures are eye-catching, mesmerizing and intriguing. There is a desire to unravel the pattern of the pattern, and then create with your own hand - your little masterpiece. And ... from that moment on, desire develops into passion ...
A bit of history
The history of temari goes back several centuries. It originated in China and was brought to Japan in the 8th century. But only in the 13-14 centuries it became what we know it now. Initially, temari was the privilege of the aristocracy, so embroidery was done with silk threads. Temari was a precious gift symbolizing wishes for a wealthy life. But already in the 19th century, with the development of silk thread production technologies, it became available to a wider circle of people and from that moment this art form began to flourish. Young girls competed in skill, embroidering a gift for their beloved. Mothers and grandmothers made temari for their children to play with. Historically, the basis of temari was the remains of old kimonos or bags with rice husks, wrapped in thick and then thin threads. Nowadays, foam bases are produced that are hollow inside, which greatly simplifies the process of making a ball, and also significantly lightens its weight. Embroidery on a ready-made basis is very diverse, there are more than a dozen types of markings alone. Even simple motives in the hands of every craftswoman turn into unique masterpieces.
The main questions asked by a novice temarist:
1. How and from what to make the base?
2. How to apply the markings?
3. How do I start embroidery?
I will try to answer all these questions using the example of creating such a simple ball:
And so that we need to work:
Materials:
1. Container from kinder;
2. Beads 2 pcs;
3. Woolen threads;
4. Thick x \ b;
5. Thin cotton;
6. Embroidery - satin threads (in thickness correspond to floss threads in 3-4 additions);
Instruments:
1. The needle is long enough with a wide eyelet, of medium thickness;
2. Pins with colored tips;
3 .. Pins without tips;
4. Scissors;
5. A strip of paper 0.5-0.7 cm wide and about 30 cm long.
We create the base:
Place a couple of beads or a Chinese bell in a plastic container. Dry beans or beans are also fine (they also rattle great).
Secure a thick woolen thread in the container and start wrapping it tightly until you get a round ball.
Usually the diameter of a temari is 7-8 cm. There are, of course, exceptions - giant temari under 40 cm in diameter and tiny ones about 1 cm. For the first time, still focus on your own feelings. It is convenient for a hand for d / b to hold it. The brush should not be stressed. Once the desired result is obtained, break the thread.
On top of a thick woolen thread we wrap the ball with a thick cotton thread (you can use harsh threads or, for example, as in this case, a “snowflake.” As often as possible, turn the ball during winding in order to smooth out all surface irregularities as much as possible.
As soon as the woolen threads are completely covered with cotton thread, we cut off the thread.
The final stage of forming the warp is winding with a thin cotton thread. You need to wrap quite tightly, often turning the ball. On a 7-8 cm temari, a whole spool of thread leaves.
As soon as the layer of thick cotton threads is completely closed, we break off the thread.
We fix the thread. To do this, press the thread against the warp with your finger and insert the free end of the thread into the needle.
Then sew a few stitches across the surface of the ball (in different directions).
Three to four times is enough for a regular cotton thread.
Cut off the rest of the thread.
Our base is ready!
Let's move on to creating the markup:
Since temari embroidery is, as a rule, the creation of a complex geometric pattern on the surface of a ball, it is clear that we cannot do without auxiliary markings. The markup is done with a contrasting thread. In some designs it is part of the pattern, in other cases it is removed at the end of the work. There are designs created by wrapping a ball with a thread in a certain sequence, then the ball is marked not with threads, but with pins. In our (rather simple) case, the marking will divide the surface of the ball into 4 equal parts (such a marking is called simple by 4). On the surface of the ball, the point of the "north" and "south" poles is determined, the "equator" is drawn and the "meridians" are drawn - the 4 main meridians. They are divided by the "equator" into 2 equal parts, so that formally our ball will be divided not into 4, but into 8 equal parts, using a simple marking into 4.
In general, there are not many types of markings, they can be simple and complex, even and odd. The process of creating markings takes an important place in the art of temari, because the success of the entire enterprise depends on the correctness and accuracy of the markings. Do not be lazy and carefully check all the sizes before embroidery and you will be fully rewarded with the result.
To mark the ball, we need pins with and without colored heads, strong threads (in contrast to the color of the base) and a narrow strip of paper about 30 cm long.
Use a blue-tipped pin to pin the ribbon to the ball. The pin must be stuck into the base at a right angle. Let's define it as the top of the balloon and call it the "North Pole".
We wrap the paper strip around the ball. We bend at the point of contact with the pin. Then, for control, release the free end of the strip, change direction and rewind the ball. If the place of the fold touches the pin, then the diameter of the ball is measured correctly (and this also indicates that your base is close to perfectly round). Cut an unnecessary piece of strip after the fold.
Now fold the strips in half and make a mark for the future "South Pole". The mark is a cut-out triangle, the apex of which lies in the middle of the fold of the strip.
Fold the strip in half again and take notes for the "equator" points.
Expand the strip and wrap it around the ball. We stick a red pin in the place where we made a note for the "South Pole". Check again that the diameter of the ball is correct - without removing the pins from the strip, scroll it around the circumference of the ball.
Now let's mark the points of the equator - in the notes made, stick on a pin without a tip.
Expand the strip 90 ° and place 2 more pins along the "equator" line. Carefully peel off the paper tape and attach it to any adjacent pin. Check all distances carefully and correct any inaccuracies. Once again, I draw your attention, do not be lazy and spend an extra 10-15 minutes on a thorough reconciliation of all distances.
Measure the length of the thread by wrapping it around the ball 4 times. Tie a knot at the end of the thread. Pierce the temari at the point to the right of the "North Pole" by 2 cm. Drag the thread so that the knot gradually ends up at the point of the "North Pole".
Pull the thread all the way through the temari — from the “North Pole” through the “Equator” to the “South Pole”, return to the starting point. Secure the thread with a light stitch. Then turn the temari 90 ° and wrap the thread around the ball again - now it is already divided into four sectors. We have marked out the major meridians.
Now pull the thread from the North Pole pin to any pin on the Equator, secure the thread with a stitch. Then pull the thread to the next pin of the "equator", secure the thread, and so on. until you return to the starting pin of the "equator".
Secure the thread among the warp threads and cut it carefully. Remove the pins. Temari markup is complete!
Let's start embroidery.
So, we have a base with 4 markings and 4 different colors of threads. The ball, which I will be making today, is performed by the method of simple winding with embroidery elements.
With the first color (dark blue), we will make 6 turns along all the marking lines. Measure the required length of thread: for this, make 18 turns + 1 around the ball.
Withdraw the thread at any intersection of the marking, stepping back 1-2 mm to the left and start wrapping the base, laying the thread as tightly as possible parallel to the marking line, moving from left to right. Complete 6 turns.
Wrap the remaining 2 directions in the same way. To hide the beginning and end of the winding, start and end in a place that will later be covered with a pattern.
Now take the golden thread and make 1 turn on each side of the blue stripe. To do this, measure the length of the thread = 6 turns +1 for the transitions and securing the thread. For winding in the third direction, pull the thread under the warp with blind stitches.
We got this picture.
Next, let's make 6 turns with blue thread on each side of the golden one. In my case, the thread is silk and quickly gets confused, so I will cut a new thread for each direction of the markup. Those. I will have 3 strands 13 turns long.
If the thread slides like mine, then you can temporarily secure it with a pin.
Now we will again go through 1 turn with a golden thread on both sides of the blue stripes. The temporary fastener pins can now be removed. Because the base is in the shape of a ball, the winding belts should be expanded carefully. If you make the belts too wide, the turns will begin to slide off.
In light blue, we will make 6 turns on each side of the golden thread. And we will complete our belts with golden thread.
To prevent the threads from slipping, fix them at the corners of the weaves with pins.
When the winding is finished, you need to fasten the belts by some method. To do this, we will embroider small squares at the intersection of the belts. The embroidery is done as follows: with a needle we pry the warp threads away from ourselves at the intersection of the belts, we pull the thread towards ourselves, then we move to the next corner counterclockwise and again with the needle we pick up the warp threads from ourselves, we drag the thread towards ourselves, etc. round. It is enough to make 4 circles.
Free places can be filled at will. I still like it :)
As you probably already guessed, the word is of Japanese origin. Translated, it means "ball of threads" or "ball". What is temari and why can this thing serve as an original handmade New Year's gift?
Temari art is quite ancient. It first appeared in China, and about 600 years ago, these beautiful colored balls were brought to Japan. Initially, they were made by mothers and grandmothers for the play of children and grandchildren. Remnants of old kimonos were used as the "filling" of temari balls - they were wound and stitched to form a ball. Much later, when rubber was invented, the manufacture of such balls became a decorative and applied art, which, by the way, was very popular in the high society of Japan - noble Japanese ladies even competed in who would invent a more intricate pattern.
Today, Japanese temari balloons are highly prized as gifts that symbolize loyalty and sincere friendship. Traditionally, mothers make such balloons for their daughters for the New Year - they say it brings happiness and good luck. So, if there is a young girl in your family whom you wish happiness to, making such an unusual gift with your own hands is a great idea.
What do we need to create a temari?
- The foundation. She can become scraps of fabric that need to be rolled into a ball, foam balls, well, or anything that easily takes the shape of a ball.
- Pins with multi-colored heads.
- Spool threads to wrap the ball (if a foam ball is used as a base, then in addition you may need a soft and thick woolen thread).
- Threads "Iris" - we will use them to embroider the pattern.
- A needle with a blunt end, thick enough for the thread to pass into the eyelet.
- Scissors.
- A strip of paper (about 1x30 cm, maybe a little narrower). It can be cut, for example, from a magazine.
- A centimeter tape (you may not need it for the first temari, but if you want to make balls with more complex markings, you cannot do without it).
Materials prepared - let's get to work!
Making the base of the ball
We wind up a ball with a diameter of about 5 cm from pieces of fabric (more can be done if desired). Remember that the base of the fabric is heavier than the foam, so if you want to make not a gift, but an original Christmas tree toy, choose the foam.
Wrap the finished warp with bobbin threads. This should be done tightly and evenly, each new turn should lie in a new place - so you get the perfect ball surface for the subsequent creation of a pattern on it. It is better to wrap the foam base with thick woolen yarn first.
Has the base stopped showing through the winding? Great - now we need to secure the thread. To do this, we thread the end of the thread into a needle with a sharp end and several times in different directions we sew the base with a simple seam "forward needle".
"Equators" and "poles" - everything is simple!
Cut a strip out of paper (width - 5-7 mm, length - more than the circumference of the temari). One end of the strip must be pinned to the surface of the ball - this is the "North Pole". Now we wrap the strip around the ball and bend it where it meets the pin.
There is a North Pole - we need a South Pole! Bend the strip in half, holding the "North Pole" with your finger, and again in half - this will be the "equator". In places of folds, so as not to make mistakes, cut out small triangles.
You can also make a markup for 8 or 16 segments - just bend the strip in half again or twice. If you want to get, for example, 3, 5 or 10 sectors, this is already more difficult - use a centimeter tape.
Let's start marking the poles. Wrap the strip around the temari ball and stick a pin in place of the south pole. For the pattern to be accurate, be sure to check whether the “south” pin is equidistant from the “north” one. To do this, you need to rotate the strip a few degrees - if the cut triangle coincides with the pin, then everything is fine. Repeat the measurement several times.
Insert pins into the vertices of the triangles at the equator, then wrap the strips around the equator and insert two more pins into the remaining triangles. This is where we need pins with colored heads - so it will be easy to distinguish the "poles" of the temari ball from the "equator".
Return the strip to the north and south poles and check the accuracy of all four pins at the equator. If they are uneven, correct using a strip.
Marking the pattern with thread
To mark the pattern, take a metallized thread slightly longer than three full circles of the ball. Secure it with a regular knot, thread it into a long, thick needle and insert it into the base at a distance of about three centimeters from the North Pole, and bring it as close to the pole as possible. In this case, the knot must hide under the winding!
Place the thread over the pins around the ball. At the North Pole, turn perpendicular and wrap again, securing at the poles with small stitches.
Imperceptibly, under the warp (you can use several stitches), bring the thread as close to one of the pins on the equator as possible and draw along the pins, also securing with a stitch at each meridian. Then secure the thread with 2-3 stitches, insert the needle into the warp near the anchor point, pull the thread out at a distance of 3 cm and cut. Caution - it is important not to cut the base here !!!
Half of our New Year's gift - the temari ball is ready! The most difficult thing is behind, the most beautiful begins - the execution of the pattern. And we will talk about how to correctly embroider a beautiful pattern on a Japanese temari ball!
The art of temari embroidery fascinates with a variety of patterns and patterns that,according to Japanese beliefs, endow the embroidered balls with positive energy. Try to create your temari as a lucky charm for your home or a gift to your loved ones.
History of appearance
The oldest Japanese art of temari at first was not art at all - about 600 years ago, embroidered tight balls were created as toys for small children. The word is translated as - princess ball. Gradually, craftswomen began to compete in the beauty and complexity of embroidery, turning a children's toy into a work of art. If you already know types of satin stitch embroidery and a cross, be sure to try making temari.
Currently, small temari balls are considered a certain symbol, a talisman against evil forces and the evil eye. If you get this birthday present, know that the giver wishes you well-being, happiness and good luck.
Mysterious balls have several basic meanings:
- amulet for the house;
- children's toy - nobody canceled the original meaning;
- Christmas decorations.
Craftsmen also learned how to create miniature embroidered balls in the form of beads for bracelets, earrings and necklaces - this is how the art of temari also acquired a decorative value.
Required inventory
To create embroidered balls, you need to stock up on some basic materials, which are divided into 2 main groups - those from which the base is prepared, and materials for embroidery.
The foundation
The base of the ball is a sphere 8-10 centimeters in diameter, similar in size to an orange. Initially, the balls for the base were rolled from the remains of kimono production, later from any rags of the desired size.
Now the following materials are used as a basis:
- wide long ribbons;
- old women's tights;
- sewing threads;
- tennis balls;
- foam blanks.
A small plastic bag is stuffed with ribbons and tights, tied tightly and wrapped with threads, constantly crushing and giving a spherical shape. The threads are wound until the cellophane is no longer visible under them.
For the warp of temari, either the same threads as for embroidery or floss threads are usually used. There are several ways to rewind them on the workpiece:
- in a chaotic manner - if your pattern covers the entire surface of the base;
- exactly to each other - if the planned drawing only partially covers the base.
Those who do not want to pore over the base for a long time or do not have enough time for needlework use tennis balls or foam blanks that you can cut yourself or buy at a craft store.
In addition to these materials, cotton wool, foam rubber and synthetic winterizer, stuffed fabric balls are also used.
Temari embroidery is performed with three main types of threads, so you can choose any for your convenience.
Most of the souvenirs are embroidered with cotton threads. But temari with silk embroidery that shines in the light are especially appreciated.
And for beginners, it is better to use floss threads - they are easy to work with. Thanks to the addition of several strands, the floss quickly braid the ball.
In addition to embroidered patterns, temari are decorated with beads, sequins, beads and rhinestones.
To complete the embroidery, you will need different sizes of sewing needles, bead or eye pins, and paper tape to mark key points on the ball and to mark out.
Embroidery techniques
Some people mistakenly classify temari as an intertwining craft technique. But this is the same kind of embroidery as cross-stitch- a needle with a thread for the pattern is not just passed between the marking threads, but is inserted and removed from the base under them, securing the pattern in place.
Temari embroidery patterns are mainly based on the use of geometric shapes: squares and rhombuses, circles and ovals, concave and convex polygons.
In addition to figured paintings, the masters also embroider symbolic images of objects that surround them in life: a spindle, a boat, a star or a flower, a month.
Your ball will take on a certain meaning depending on which pattern you choose - before, workers of each craft or class embroidered their own special temari, which later it was easy to guess the author.
If you are new to this needlework, check out the standard embroidery patterns:
- rhombus in a square;
- crossing spindles;
- a star with a different number of rays;
- flower with several hearts;
- hexagons;
- patterns with overlapping corners.
Take note of the patterns from the following diagram. Perhaps you will embroider your first temari using one of these ideas.
You can learn the technique of creating the simplest encircling pattern by watching the following video.
There is no clear classification of temari patterns. The thing is that each embroidered ball is the embodiment of the creator's imagination. Therefore, first, familiarize yourself with simple schemes, so that later you can combine them, creating your own unique works.
Temari: master class
After a theoretical introduction to the art of temari, try to translate your fantasies into practice. Below you will learn how to create a skillful bead from the base to the end of the embroidery.
In this case, the base consists of a stuffed ball wrapped in threads. Choose fabric that won't stretch.
- To create a ball 8 centimeters in diameter, draw a pattern of 4 petals that are 12.57 centimeters high and 6.27 centimeters wide. With their help, prepare 4 fabric petals with mandatory seam allowances.
- Baste the pieces right-side in and start sewing them together gradually.
- Leave a small slot between the last two pieces to keep the ball tight. After filling, sew the workpiece to the end.
- Wrap the thread around the ball until the fabric stops glowing underneath.
Choose a color that matches your design. You can learn how to mark the ball into sectors from the following video tutorial.
After marking, you can finally start embroidering the amulet ball using the simple "Squares" pattern.
- Make a knot at the end of the thread that is threaded into the needle, and stick the needle near the intersection of the marking threads. Bring directly to the intersection and pull so that the end with the knot is hidden between the threads of the base ball.
- Begin sewing each of the 4 marker threads in a clockwise direction.
- After the side of your square is about 1 centimeter, secure the thread. To do this, pull the needle out of the base, not near the pattern, but a little further. Pull the needle so that the pattern is taut, but not frayed, and cut near the base.
- Thread the needle in the new color and continue to sew the square pattern.
- Embroider the pattern with multiple thread colors. Continue working until the pattern reaches the middle of the scaffolds.
Place a few temari in a wide platter and set aside on the table for decoration. Or give it to your loved ones as a sign of special affection.
Temari is the Japanese art of ball embroidery, which has been learned for about six years. In Japan, there are several levels of training in this type of needlework, but our craftswomen have gone further. In addition to classic temari, they create pyramids, ornaments, experiment with satin stitch, beads, sequins, knitted decorative elements. So let's go over the basic tutorials on creating fancy balls.
Lesson 1: what to make temari balls from
In our country, these products are used as decoration for a house, a car, a Christmas tree, key rings, and even beads, bracelets, and earrings are made according to their type. Depending on the function of the product, one or another material is taken: for Christmas tree decorations - a foam base, for toys - fabric.
For any temari you will need the following materials:
- foam or tights, fabric, cellophane;
- woolen, cotton and sewing threads;
- scissors;
- 30 cm paper strip 0.7 mm wide;
- tape measure;
- pins;
- needles of different lengths.
If the foam form is taken as the basis, then wrap it with wool without gaps, and then with bobbin threads. Rewind tightly in different directions. As soon as all the gaps are closed, insert the end of the thread (about a meter) into the needle and fasten the weave of the ball with small stitches in different directions.
You can make temari balls with your own hands from tights or other elastic material. Form a circle out of them, cover with cellophane and cut off the excess ends. Without glue, distribute polyethylene and start wrapping with bobbin threads, that is, you do everything in the same way as with a foam ball.
Lesson 2: do the markup
Place a strip of paper over the ball and pin at the beginning. Then wrap the temari in a straight line. The Japanese art of ball embroidery is characterized by clear markings, which form a particular pattern. Once measured, remove the strip and fold it in half. Cut the fold with a triangle. Mark the intersection points with pins, preferably multi-colored.
According to this scheme, from the first point, wrap the ball in the opposite direction with a strip, also bend it in the middle and mark with a needle. It is this strip between the poles that is laid out on equal segments and then marked with pins into sectors. It is used in complex ornaments. Beginners can make only four marks at the equator.
After all the pins have been placed, you need to check that, from any position of the ball, their parallel ends are on the same line. After marking, we get a kind of globe with meridians and equator.
Lesson 3: embroider temari balls
We continue the master class on markup. Take a contrasting bright thread (similar in thickness to iris) and wrap the ball at the marked points. Now you can clearly see the lines of the poles, meridians and the equator. Tie the thread with a simple knot (so that you can linger among the weave of threads).
Then thread the same color into the needle and fasten all the lines with 2-4 mm stitches. Be careful not to misalign the marks when embroidering. Remember, the needle must be long and sharp to go through the embroidered temari balls. We fix the thread in a simple way: bring the thread through half of the ball and carefully cut at the base.
Now embroider a simple square pattern. Insert the needle and thread near the pole and go around each mark clockwise, making small stitches to secure in the perpendicular direction. It turns out a square. After 1 centimeter, take a thread of a different color and continue with temari embroidery. Do not cut off excess threads, as there is an alternation of the main and additional shades.
As soon as the square reaches the middle of the markup, move on to the next motive. There should be 6 shapes in total. Unwired areas can be left as they are or decorated as you wish.
We embroider spindles
Let's look at another temari pattern. The master class will be devoted to spindles or petals. Divide the ball into four parts as described in the lessons above. Now divide the meridian line with three needles of different colors into equal 4 parts between the existing marks.
Next, make a knot and insert the needle and thread into the ball near the first pin. Now you need to bend around all the pins, creating a "spindle petal". The thread cannot be laid loosely or pulled together, then the pattern will be deformed. Change the colors to create an unusual ornament.
Please note that the next row becomes larger and wider than the previous one, due to which the "spindle" pattern is obtained. Sew the pattern until you reach the interlacing of the poles. Next, also create 4 more vertical "spindles".
Japanese temari balls have an unusual color, so let's make a weave. Turn the ball over so that the edges of the petals point up and down. Divide the meridian with three pins so that one of them is in the middle of the spindle. We embroider the petal according to the same pattern, only we insert the needle under the half of the pattern. As a result, it turns out that on each side the petal either goes to the previous spindle, or hides behind it.
Create a chrysanthemum
Let's move on to for temari. A chrysanthemum embroidery master class requires attention and skill. Make a markup for 8 or 12 sectors, the more, the more magnificent the flower will turn out. Next, mentally divide the distance from the pole to the equator into three parts and insert a pin along each meridian one third from the equator. This will be the size of the chrysanthemum.
Now you are embroidering a kind of four-digit star with threads. Then, using the same scheme, create a shape that seems to be superimposed on the first one. To make it easier to see the corners of the stars, when dividing the petals, alternate the pins of two colors. The result is four pins of each color, forming a square.
Now, using the received markings, embroider the stars in the same sequence until the pattern reaches the equator. It is best to embroider flowers on a dark green temari background. To get a beautiful chrysanthemum, make the base with golden threads, and alternate further rows from light pink to dark red. Also do a second chrysanthemum at the opposite pole.
We embroider wings
Divide into 6 temari sectors. The embroidery of the balls begins with a hexagon at the poles in the same way as the square was created earlier. Next, outline the angles of the wings. To do this, create an isosceles triangle with three pins, dividing the distance from the pole to the equator in half.
Now we embroider peculiar wings with a contrasting thread, which cross each other, and begin with marking pins. To make it clear, let's call three marker pins A, B, C. From top A we go to the base B, make a stitch and go perpendicular to the base clockwise to the top C, from where we go to the base A, from which we create the top B.
As a result, the hexagon is sheathed on all sides at the top at the poles, and three triangles are formed at the bottom. The wings can be made from two sides, then the pattern does not cross the equator or it will be on one side, but the triangles are embroidered to the last. Empty spaces can be left or decorated as desired.
We intertwine rhombuses
Take a temari and divide it into the equator and 8 sectors. Now in each hemisphere, divide half of the meridian by two and mark with pins. These will be the corners of the rhombuses on the temari. The master class on marking the ball is described above when considering the embroidery of the wings. The equator is then divided in half again. It is these marks that will determine the width of the rhombus.
First, embroider the diamonds that touch each other at the corners at the equator. Then embroider the shapes that are intertwined by the sides. The embroidery pattern is the same as for creating intersecting spindles. That is, if you look at the rhombus, then the opposite sides are under the pattern, and the other two sides are on top of the ornament. Use different thread colors to create a striking design.
Five pointed star
Let's take a look at how to embroider a star on a temari. The master class on marking and embroidery is described above when studying the process of creating a chrysanthemum. Make a ball, determine the equator and divide it into five sectors. Further from the equator and pole, mark the middle. And with threads you embroider the borders of the five-pointed star according to the pattern that you drew with a pencil in childhood.
Now, along these lines, first embroider about five to eight millimeters in one color, then in another color until the corners of the star reach the equatorial line. Sew a similar figure on the reverse side.
You can experiment a little with embroidery and jump over the row. That is, you start to embroider five millimeters in one color, then leave the background a centimeter and make a star in a different color of the same thickness. It turns out two stars at one pole, with the large figure overlapping the lines of the small one. If you use transitions like diamonds, you get intersecting lines. Empty spaces and the middle of the figure can be decorated with decorative trifles.
Basic rules for making temari:
- wrap the ball with woolen threads, then bobbin;
- wrap in different directions, tightly, without gaps;
- if desired, fasten the ball with chaotic stitches in different directions;
- make the markings even, especially the poles and the equator;
- use colored pins to mark different levels;
- start work with a large node;
- leave the knot at a distance of 3 centimeters from the start of work;
- fasten each line with a 2-5 milliliter stitch;
- embroider clockwise;
- fastening is done with a needle, with which you capture not only the line of the drawing or the meridian, but also part of the base in the perpendicular direction;
- at the end of the thread, pull the needle on the other side of the ball and cut the end close to the base;
- when embroidering, the thread should not be loose or dense, as in this case the pattern will be deformed.
Even a beginner can make any Japanese balls. Temari (master class with squares) start with 4 sectors, then move on to more complex drawings. You can draw a circle on paper, dividing it into sectors (diagonals), draw a pattern and repeat it on your ball using threads.
