I was given a big box of leftover embroidery thread and I have been using it learning to make temari balls. They are made by wrapping yarn and then thinner and thinner thread around a core until it forms a ball, dividing the ball and marking it with thread and finally stitching geometric designs over the markings. I am still very much a beginner but these are really fun to make.

  • Kuma@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Woooow that is pretty! It is so well done that I would had thought it was bought from a store!

  • beerd@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    This is beautiful! How much time does something like this take? I might get into this.

    • OMG_its_mustard@lemmy.fmhy.mlOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I would say the initial wrapping usually takes me an evening, so 2-3 hours. Then the marking may take 1-2 hours depending on the type. And the embroidery can vary a lot depending on the design. It can take 2 hours, it can take 10.

      But the process is very satisfying. You can see your progress and the geometry of it all is really fun to observe and build upon.

  • WhelmedInEurope@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    This is incredible! I had never heard of these so I’ve been looking them up and they are super neat. Thank you for sharing! Definitely not looking like a beginner at all!

  • elleyena_rose@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    This is really pretty! Temari is something I’ve been wanting to try, but I haven’t quite gotten the hang of it. Do you have any resources for getting started? Like written tutorials or videos?

    • OMG_its_mustard@lemmy.fmhy.mlOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I like to follow written instructions so I would recommend finding books on places like archive.org to get started.

      I haven’t used video instructions, but I assume YouTube has a ton of them.