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A topic recently banded about on the discussion group was working Temari patterns and techinques on flat, rather than curved spherical pieces. Actually, this option shows up in some of the Japanese books and web sites, using it to make personal accessories such as bolo pieces, bracelets and rings (honest). I have played with it to make Temari pins, and Sarah R. had made napkin rings among other items. If you've been giving it a go and have some ideas to share we'd love to hear from you.
Jera P. recently shared
her
experiment with working flat: "Well, it's been raining steadily for
days
now, so I've not been able to get into the garden, & I've had time
to play around a bit.... I used floral styrofoam, cut into
disks 3" in diam and 1/2" thick, wrapped in thin batting and then in
sewing
thread. It was harder to get an even, complete coverage on this
shape,
but the rayon threads wrapped better on this than on a ball. A
little
trickier to stitch on, too. But a cool end result.
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Sarah R. had shared with us several years ago her flatwork success with us, with a set of napkin rings, but unfortunately we never got share her "how"..... most likely worked on fabric.
I have done a little
playing
- using cardboard blanks, covered with some batting and then felt -
these
pieces are small, one to two inches in each dimension.... used for
Temari
pins. Working even stitching and gaining coverage is a tad
trickier
working on flat surfaces than on a curve, but with a little patience it
can give some nice results.
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Here are some examples of Temari accessories using flatwork - rings
and bracelets, from a Japanese website:
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