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Temari

Temari balls are a folk art form, originally from China and introduced to Japan around the 7th century. Temari means “hand ball” and they can be used for hand ball games, or simply as a decoration.

I became fascinated with them so Rod gave me a kit for Christmas, to make two. This is the start of the second one I tried, the more difficult design of the two. It’s now done and I’m really quite pleased with how it turned out.

 

HBW!

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Uploaded on January 21, 2026
Taken on January 15, 2026