kumo temari: i shut my eyes in order to see

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

i shut my eyes in order to see

I shut my eyes in order to see.
— Paul Gauguin (1848–1903)

I love the ribbed kiku sitich (for example, no. 104), and decided to see what might happen if I layered it with traditional kiku — I think it looks pretty stunning! A new favorite.

Thread wrap in medium silver gray; S8 division #8 perle. Embroidery in matching gray, light yellow and very light green. The quote by Paul Gauguin is in the bell box along with 23 brass rings. Circumference: 10.25 inches / 26 cm; diameter: 3.26 inches / 8.27 cm. Completed 24 April 2012 (no. 113).

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1 comment:

BluMoonApril 26, 2012 at 12:05 AM
These are so beautiful, your colour scheme on this Kumo Temari is lovely and unusual too.
You are welcome to visit my blog I am having a little give away.
Jackie
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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.

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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.