Free Temari Patterns
...How to make temari balls...
Learning this Japanese craft is just like learning any other skill. It takes practice. The first few temari balls that you make may not be exactly round and they may not be marked perfectly but that's OK! Japanese temari is a folk art - perfection is not expected! So keep going with your beginner temari balls - stitch some sparkling starbursts to fill in the empty areas to draw the eye away from any imperfections in your stitching.
You are welcome to print out one copy of each temari pattern for your own use only.
Temari Techniques:
Start
Stitching
End
Stitching
Wrap
an Obi
Stitch
a Spindle
Herringbone
Stitch
Stitch
a 5-point Star
Make a Simple
Hanger
10
Combination Division
Sections on a Combination
8-Division
Sections on a Combination
10-Division
32 centers
42
Centers
Geometry behind the 32 and 42 multi-centered divisions
Temari Designs: |
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If you have any questions about any temari ball pattern here, ask us in the TemariChallenge Yahoo group. Someone there will be happy to help you with any pattern that you come across and can not figure out on your own. Plus, it's a lot of fun!