Easy Christmas Temari Pattern
'Christmas Ribbons'
Supplies
Temari wrapped in red thread
Scrap thread (any color) for marking
Sewing pins with very small silver heads to pin ribbon to the ball. You
will leave these in place.
1/4 inch wide gold ribbon
1/4 inch wide Christmas ribbon
YLI Candlelight Metallic Yarn in gold and green
Step 1
Use a scrap thread of any color to mark the ball in a simple 8-division.
Step 2
Cut a piece of gold ribbon about 1/2 inch longer than the distance around the ball. Pin one end to the equator.
Step 3
Overlap at the equator and pin in place. If you have extra ribbon, trim it short. This area will be covered with a ribbon later.
Step 4
Wrap gold ribbon over each of the vertical guidelines on the ball. Pin them in place at equator.
Step 5
Pin the Christmas ribbon to the equator and wrap it over the ends of all the other ribbons.
Step 6
Overlap and pin the end of the Christmas ribbon. If the edge is a little ragged you can tuck under the edge before pinning.
Step 7
Thread a needle with green metallic yarn and come up near the Christmas ribbon at the equator. Wrap around ball next to gold ribbon. Stitch under the gold ribbon and wrap around the other side. Wrap green metallic yarn on both sides of all the gold ribbons.
Step 8
Then stitch a cross stitch over the intersection of gold and Christmas ribbons at the equator.
Step 9
Stitch a starburst of straight stitches pointing out from the poles. Note that the starburst is also called a pine needle stitch.
