kumo temari: article about Kumo Temari

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

article about Kumo Temari

Last year I was approached by American Lifestyle Magazine about the possibility of publishing an article about my temari. At the end of 2011, I answered a long interview and submitted pictures, then waited (and waited) . . . and now it is back from press! If you'd like to get a more in-depth perspective about my process (intellectual and technical), please take a look.

Click here to view a [pretty poor quality] low resolution PDF of the article.

If you'd like to download a higher-quality copy of the entire publication, go to the American Lifestyle Magazine website and click on "download the latest issue" from the top right of the menu bar. It will be available for about 8 weeks. If you miss the download opportunity, just contact me through my Etsy shop and I can send you the PDF of the article.

Publication © American Lifestyle Magazine. Article text and images provided by Kumo Temari.

1 comment:

Laura BAugust 7, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Lovely article and pictures! Well done.
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do you sell temari?

I sell select temari in my shop on Etsy.com — KumoTemari.etsy.com. Temari are added to the shop as as I finish them, sometimes 2 or 3 at a time, on average once a week. To learn how to find out when new temari are added to the shop, please see the FAQ section of my shop policy page, "How to Find Out When Temari are in the Shop." The FAQ page includes instructions for joining my mailing list.

All sales loan funds to low-income entrepreneurs around the world through the micro-financing site Kiva.org.

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.