kumo temari: winter waves

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

winter waves

winter waves
break and turn over
their own shadow
— Tominaga Fûsei (1885–1970)

A new stitch for me: descending herringbone. Each stitch is taken just under the one previous, as opposed to around the point like with kiku herringbone, or between the previous two stitches, like ribbed herringbone.

A small temari, and the last in my "black & white" winter haiku series (which includes nos. 203 & 204, and 207).

Thread wrap in black; S10 division on perle #8 ecru. Embroidery in ecru. The haiku by Tominaga Fûsei is in the bell box along with brass rings that make a quiet traditional rattle. Circumference: 8.625 inches / 22 cm; diameter: 2.74 inches / 7 cm. Completed 6 November 2012 (no. 200).

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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.