March, 2008
Time Square, New York City, New Year 2008
- Stitch a Times Square Temari
More information on this Times Square Ball project
Photo of the Waterford White Crystal Ball
Photo of the Waterford Ornament
Pattern coming soon - This temari was more of a challenge for me this month. The stitching was not so hard, but drawing it precisely on my computer is taxing my skills to the limit! I absolutely LOVE the Waterford Crystal ornament. I was so eager to stitch this one that my work is not as neat as it should be. Please bear with me while I try to draw the diagrams!
My 2008 challenge of stitching balls with 32 centers suddenly turned more challenging when I fell in love with the Waterford White. Have a look at the smallest triangles. This ball is actually divided into 122 centers. Not harder, but much more measuring. The framework of the ball is still based on 32 centers. First I marked the 122 centers, then marked 32 centers with black thread, then stitched the white triangles.
Barb
Supplies
Rainbow Gallery
Nordic Gold (ND3) for marking (This thread is silver metallic).
Rainbow Gallery Nordic Gold (ND7) - black metallic
White pearl cotton #8 to stitch the white triangles
Rainbow Gallery Nordic Gold (ND 4) - White Pearl metallic to outline
the pearl cotton triangles
Step 1
Make a white temari ball about 39 centimeters in circumference. Next time I try it, I'm going to make it about 35 centimeters circumference, just so it is easier to hold while stitching. Using the Nordic Gold (ND3) silver metallic thread, mark the ball in a combination 10-division.
Step 2
Use the same silver metallic thread to mark 122 centers.
First, measure the distance between the centers of two adjacent 10-part pentagons. You will be measuring along the short lines of the pentagons.
Divide the distance between the centers by 6. Place pins. In the drawing below, I have color coded the pins. Notice that the blue one is right on the edge of the pentagon.
Then make the same measurements and add pins along the other short lines.
With silver metallic thread, stitch pentagons:
Now move to another pentagon center. Repeat the process from the beginning of Step 2. Some of your points will already have a pin there. After you've stitched 5 pentagons around this center, move on to each of the other pentagon centers on the ball. Stitch pentagons around each of them. Later! Really, I'll be back with more, later!