Here is Mary Corbet's book review covering a new temari techniques book, which she say is good for both beginners and more advanced students of this Japanese art. Having tried to understand temari myself from a book, I know how difficult it is to teach oneself to make these lovely decorative balls.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2012/06/temari-techniques-book-review.html
If you aren't familiar with temari, here is a site full of information and eye candy.
http://www.temari.com/
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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2 comments:
Jane,
Another great temari site with instructions and lots of eye candy is:
http://temarikai.com/
Ginny Thompson (no not the flower thread Ginnie) created this site and it is a great resource.
Thanks, Mary Ruth. I'm not a temari person so your recommendation means a lot.
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