Make a Temari Ball for Beginners

Make a Temari Ball for Beginners
Learn the Japanese art of temari and how to wrap, measure and embroider a ball. Ladies of 17th century Japan would challenge each other to see who could embroider the most beautiful designs using scrunched up pieces of silk to create the core of the ball. Also originally used as toys for children, the temari balls became ever more intricate and ultimately became the decorative items they remain today.

Suitability - Beginners
Level 1 Temari workshop, suitable for complete beginners and all abilities.

Date(s)
Saturday 9th March 2019 (fully booked)
This workshop will be run again in late 2019.
Please contact us to register your interest for this and future dates and/or to join a reserve list for the above workshop(s).

Times
10.00 am. to 4.00 pm. with 30 minutes for lunch
Arrival: From 9.30 am.

Location
Alstonefield Memorial Hall (The Village Hall)
Postcode for Satnav - DE6 2FR
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Refreshments
Tea & coffee is provided throughout the day, with home baking.
Please bring your own packed lunch.

What you need to bring
All materials and equipment will be provided.

Cost
£42 per person including all materials
(£45 per person from November 2019)

About the Workshop
In our workshop, we use a wrapped polystyrene ball as a base for the embroidery, thus ensuring a good round shape. You will learn how to wrap, measure out and embroider one ball, and will have a range of coloured threads to choose from. We will work the basic design pictured above and you will leave with one part-completed ball, which you will be able to complete at home. You will be shown how to work an alternative 'rose garden' design. For those who would like to develop their skills, we also run further workshops, at levels 2 and 3.

part-completed temari balls from a previous workshop

Working a temari ball