Temari Gallery for Students and Teachers
This photo gallery of Japanese temari balls is organized by level of difficulty in stitching. The levels are totally unique to this web site and they are the result several of years of sorting through patterns for temari to find ones suitable to teach in classes.
Beginners, start at the beginning - Level 1 - and work your way up to make it easy on yourself! Teachers, use these levels to introduce temari balls to your students.
If you have a slow internet connection, you may prefer to use this link to see the gallery photos.
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Level 1 | Easy embroidered temari balls without markings. Designs with 4 or 8-simple divisions. Wrapped bands, interlocking and layered spindles, squares, and triangles. |
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Level 2 | Simple divisions temari balls. Easy kiku herringbone designs, 'basket,' trefoil, tabane-noshi. Wrapped designs using keeper pins. |
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Level 3 | 8-Combination and simple division temari balls with more challenging stitching. |
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Level 4 | From easy to more difficult 10-Combination designs. |
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Level 5 | All-over designs using various divisions. |
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Level 6 | The most challenging designs for temari balls are located here, including multi-division designs. |