Summer 2013 challenge Ball No.1

 

Here is the first of the summer 2013 thread challenge at the Temari Challenge Group

Honeydew

This is S6 temari. The base is in a variegated yellow and orange 27 cm circumference. It is stitched in white, blue and variegated orange threads. On each pole it has a basket pattern in white with blue stars. The white thread is 1 cm apart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to video on YouTube

Watch "手まり職人、荒木永子さんと讃岐かがり手まりをつくる。" on YouTube

Red and Green 赤 & 緑

Interwoven bands

 

I have been working on this ball lately, a bit slow as everyday life is keeping me busy. I have it pictured with a ball I made in 2009 I think it shows how much more I have learned since those early days. There is even more to learn with the art of temari, so hopefully in 3 years time I will have more to show. I will be adding stars to this new one and update my progress soon.

 

I decided to take pictures of several together

November 2012

Society for the Preservation of Sanuki Kagari Temari

also see this link
http://www.digibook.net/d/ec85c313a199b031ba8a82b046204930/?viewerMode=fullWindow

and this blog entry here
http://gingerbreadsnowflakes.com/node/441

temari assistant maker :)

New temari and nature's temari

We moved home, and are beginning to settle in. I started on some new temari and had the opportunity to photograph them today. It is my favourite season and the leaves are everywhere. We also have squirls and many birds visiting the garden. 

And nature produces its own temari :) I had these photos taken in April in Greece, on the very beach in Marathon, where the Persians landed to attack Athens in 490BC . I was so amazed to find these perfect natural temari balls lying on the shore front and wanted to share.

和てまり ＊阿久津 和子