#needle craft

[crossstitchworld]

am from the 1900’s by white-as-styrofoam

[hikolu]

Mini Cross Stitched Magic the Gathering Card

[nemfrog]

Flouncing. The ladies' hand book of fancy and ornamental work. 1859.

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[bananameteor]

💜 Evil Jax Needlefelt ❤️ EJ is one of @daggerstarlight's favorite characters, so he seemed like a prime candidate for an adorable soft sculpture. Now he lives with them and their cool plants!

(And yes, he does have a little tail!)

[tielstiels]

doo-wah

[profoundstrawberrydestiny]

I added a little goldfish to my hat!

[kaleacakes111]

I made Strawberry, Cherry is next! 🥹💖

[wanderingjunkdrawer]

Temari 🧶 Tradition

The Art of Sphere Geometry

A few years back a book hit the JoAnne Fabrics shelves that created a small flurry of sales in white cotton yarn, DMC floss, & silk thread.

Being a University town - the store's shoppers were a regularly replenished variety of ages, ethnicity, & cultures. Although a mere 5% of the student body had ethnic ties to Asis in general (with less than half of that percentage claiming Japan as family heritage) - this crafting art captured everyone. After all, it was the 90s & the rise of Anime & Manda made all things Japanese chic.

Temari are soft, layered, hand sewn, traditional, up-cycled balls decorated with geometric embroidery. This ancient art saw a resurgence in the middle 90s - especially in college towns.

The practice required very few tools, time, & a little patience. The payoff was the dopamine hit of buying yarns & threads required to build the base, (YT videos & blog by DKW) followed by beautiful flosses, perle cottons, & silk for the final designs. Besides - who doesn't love a ball?

Especially ones this stunning.

Today there are many more books, websites, blogs, & video instruction dedicated to this remarkable fiber art. For anybody with a needle & an interest in geometry, this might be your new art project