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a ball of yarn labeled with pins, needles and other things on the table top

Hey, I'll bet you thought we were all done with measuring and pins, right? Not quite. To recap: we've wrapped a core, measured and pinned it, then placed the guide lines. In this next series of photos, we will start working on an 8 point star (kiku) pattern from two centres - the North and South poles. For this you'll need to choose at least 2 colours (I'm using three) of thread, plus a contrasting metallic thread. For the coloured thread, cotton perle is recommended, but you can also use…

many colorful balls are stacked together on top of each other, with intricate designs in the middle

Lizzie Montgomery on Instagram: "My favourite maker of Japanese temari balls is Eiko Araki, who stitches these incredible traditional balls using cottons coloured with local natural pigments. I am fascinated by the maths required to get these designs accurate! Eiko and her studio are helping to keep the world's ancient craft traditions alive! Follow her at @eiko_araki ! . . . #japaneseheritage #japanesecrafts #temari #temariballs #needlecraft #japanesetradition #needlework #geometric…

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