As a homeschooling mother of four daughters, starting a home-based craft business was not on Julie Tinklenberg’s busy to-do list. Then, about two years ago, the crafty Tinklenberg stumbled upon a ...
The ancient Japanese art of Temari Thread Ball will be demonstrated in a class set Monday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Union County Heritage Museum. The teacher is Peggy Russell from Myrtle who has made ...
KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the center of the ...
Japanese women are keeping the tradition of temari decorative balls going, one stitch at a time. Often taking months to craft by hand, the temari become treasured heirlooms, filled with prayers for ...
Temari once were a mother’s gift to a daughter. Today, they are given as gifts and used in home décor. By Vivian Morelli TOKYO — For centuries temari, spheres embroidered with elaborate or simple ...
KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the center of the ...