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Article: Bright yarn balls for your tree...with the Japanese craft temari.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- December 1, 1985
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Using the techniques of the Japanese craft temari, here's how to create Christmas Ornaments by winding needlepoint yarn or embroidery thread around styrene foam balls. In the photograph at right, you see balls decorated with traditional diamond patterns; instructions start below. For the woven pattern, see the photograph on page 82 and the drawings on page 106.
You can buy styrene foam balls in many sizes at a crafts store, which should also carry the other necessary materials. To pad a 3-inch-diameter ball, you'll need 1/4-inch batting cut to a 7 1/2-inch square and two 200-yard spools of size 50 thread. For making the pattern, you'll need a needlepoint or ...