The Temari Book

This work provides a complete guide to the Japanese art of making colourful, embroidered thread balls - used as beautiful decorations and given as traditional gifts. It also offers a contemporary take on an ancient craft, with 70 designs updating this traditional needlework technique.

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This work provides a complete guide to the Japanese art of making colourful, embroidered thread balls - used as beautiful decorations and given as traditional gifts. The modern version of the craft involves wrapping polystyrene balls with thread, and then embellishing them with ornate embroidery. It looks complicated, but it isn't! The work offers a contemporary take on an ancient craft, with 70 designs updating this traditional needlework technique.