I was given a big box of leftover embroidery thread and I have been using it learning to make temari balls. They are made by wrapping yarn and then thinner and thinner thread around a core until it forms a ball, dividing the ball and marking it with thread and finally stitching geometric designs over the markings. I am still very much a beginner but these are really fun to make.
This is incredible! I had never heard of these so I’ve been looking them up and they are super neat. Thank you for sharing! Definitely not looking like a beginner at all!
Oh that’s nice!
What a fun way to use leftover thread!! How did you learn about this? How are you choosing to display it?
I saw an article about them a long time ago on this is colossal and it really made me want to learn how to make one.
Impressive!
This is beautiful! How much time does something like this take? I might get into this.
I would say the initial wrapping usually takes me an evening, so 2-3 hours. Then the marking may take 1-2 hours depending on the type. And the embroidery can vary a lot depending on the design. It can take 2 hours, it can take 10.
But the process is very satisfying. You can see your progress and the geometry of it all is really fun to observe and build upon.
