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OK, so the temari thing seems like it's going to stick!  I just love doing these, it feels like tai chi for my fingers.  Go to TemariKai for everything you want to know and more about the art of temari, or to Kiku Designs for more lovely tidbits.  You should also check out TemariMath, Debi A's awesome site for yet another amazing facet of temari!

Updated 02/24/2008


First Temari-Squares

More Squares

First Rose Garden with Obi

Blue Rose Garden

Blue Rose Girdle

Rose Garden & First Spindles

First Teeny

Spindles

Crossed Spindles

4 Crossed Spindles

First Wrapped Ball from Kiku Designs

Interlocked Spindles

Interlocked Spindles Obi

Three Wing & Hexagon

Three Wing Obi

Three Wing

Three Wing Obi

Pentagon with Reeled Silk

Pentagon Obi

Interlocking Diamonds

First Kiku w Clayton Reeled Silk

Kiku Obi

Second Kiku - 16SD

"Kiku'ed" Obi?

Interwoven Three Wing

Three Wing Negative Space

Wrapped "Design 4" from Mary Wood

January 05 Mystery Ball from TemariKai

Another version of the Jan 05 Mystery Ball

"Playing with Triangles" from Kiku Designs, in Clayton silk

First C8, from "Watch a Temari Be Made" at TemariKai

2nd C8, better stitching on this one!

Thimble Ring Experiment, think I'll be wrapping over this!

My indigo and white GITS to Anastasia, from pattern 99CC01 at TemariKai

S10 Daffodil in Clayton reeled silk, inspired by pattern 99AW01 at TemariKai

C8 with wrapped bands and inter-locked triangles

Blue sharks (!!) from pattern 99EB01 at TemariKai

Another C8 with wrapped bands and triangles.

First C10, in Clayton Silk, of pattern 86 from Temarikai, a birthday exchange for Anne W

Kiku warm-up for variegated GITS exchange.

My Variegated GITS to Nicole, a "C6" experiment in Clayton reeled silks

22" Circumference in various weight cottons in Rose Gardens

C8 Kikus in Clayton reeled silk

My Dessert GITS to Jean C: Banana Split Sundae w Cherries!

The "Katrina" GITS color challenge.

2005 Christmas exchange, just can't stay away from the C8 kikus, this time in Anchor threads in solids and variegates.

Another Christmas Exchange ball, on a variegated mari.

The final Christmas Exchange, with lots more sparkle!

My first swirl, on a C10.

My first all-over, from the "Japanese Book Stitch Along I" on TalkTemari.

From pattern 0402 at TemariKai.

Another swirl, in two colors on gold metallic, my Lunar New Year GITS to Sue H

Another All-over practice pattern, from TalkTemari.

A C10 from pattern notes from Glenna K, a TalkTemari member

A C8 from a TemariKai Mystery Ball pattern

Debi A's color challenge from the NY Stitch In '06

My Olympus ball from the NY Stitch In '06 goodie bag.

My attempt at Milly's translated pattern at the NY Stitch In '06.

C8 Interlocked Kikus

Another version of Pattern 99DA04 at TemariKai.

My version of "Satin Swirl" from pattern 99LD03 at TemariKai

"The Grand Canyon State" Arizona's flag, inspired by the Hoshi Kagari GITS from Talk Temari

Wrapped Bands on a S8

Safety Orange Color Challenge from the NY Stitch In '06

Safety Orange Color Challenge 2 from the 'NY Stitch In '06

Another Hoshi Kagari inspiration, from Japanese book ISBN 4-8377-0597-9

The "Super" Safety ball, stitched with the second DOT color, from ISBN 4-8377-0103-5

A common wrapped crane motif, this one copied from ISBN 4-8377-0395

A dupe of Debi A's color challenge for me. The pattern is from ISBN 4-8377-0885-4.

Test for the interwoven GITS, on a C10

My interwoven GITS to Anastasia, from ISBN 4-8377-0282-1, Cosmo 4.

My S4 Squares for my Honka Level JTA application

Hex & Triwing for my Honka Level JTA application

Kiku for my Honka Level JTA Application

Merry-Go-Round for my Honka Level JTA Application

An alternate N/S Concurrent for my Honka Level JTA Application

Hito Hude Gake from revised instructions at TemariKai.

Hito Hude Gake in an alternate color scheme.

From pattern 0508 at TemariKai

Modified 99KM01 from TemariKai, I made the mari too small!

My C10 Smorgasball from the '07 NY Stitch In

Elsie B's Color Challenge from the '07 NY Stitch In

My first wrapped C8 from Debi A's TemariMath site.

Interlocked triangles on a C10, variegated mari. Barb S got this in the temari exchange at our first SW Stitch In!

Interlocked braided kikus on a C8, my color challenge from the melee at the SW Stitch In.

"Bumpy Flowers" Face 1 from the pin shapes exploration project at the SW Stitch In.

Face 2 from the same ball...

...Face 3...

...and Face 4. I'll be developing these ideas as all-overs on 4 different balls later. Great project!

Kikus "flames" on a S9 in Vikki Clayton silks. I think a more robust fiber would work better.

Another shot of the "flames." This can also be done on a regular division, I have discovered.

Kiku "flames" on a C10, in Vikki Clayton silk.

Another shot. The twist is a bit indistinct on the smaller kikus.