kumo temari: life in widening circles

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

life in widening circles

I live my life in widening circles
that reach out across the world
— Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926)

The wide wrapped bands pattern of "all the details" (no. 027) looks like the stripes are "woven" where they intersect, because the thread is wrapped in such an order that it overlays in alternating directions. Yet after finishing that, I wanted to actually weave the threads at the intersections, so this is how this temari came to be.

Thread wrap in dark brown; S4 division but division markings thread was removed; embroidery in browns, blues, and cream. The verse by Rainer Maria Rilke is in the bell box with eleven brass rings. Circumference: 10.5 inches / 27 cm; diameter: 3.35 inches / 8.5 cm. Completed 20 September 2011 (no. 030).

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temari diagram

The temari is traditionally referred to in terms relating to the globe. Thus, the top and bottom are poles (north and south), and the horizontal circumference around the center is the equator (marked in red; it's called the obi, which is the sash around a kimono). The vertical gray lines represent the division lines that are marked with thread on the temari before stitching. This is a "simple 8" division (S8), resulting in eight equal "wedges," as if slicing an apple from top to bottom (wedges is not an official term, but it gets the idea across). Divisions include simple (S) and combination (C) — S4, S6, S8, S10, S12, and S16; C6, C8, and C10.