It has taken about 3 weeks but I finally finished the first lesson of the Temari course I am taking.
This lesson was about making the mari, the base ball for the design which when done transforms it in to the TEMARI!. Yes I do know most of this, but I have learned a few things I did not know. The temari to be made for this lesson were free hand embroidery which presented a good challenge since I have not done any embroidery in 30+ years.
The first temari I made is what I call Buttercups. The first thread I chose was too light in color against the mari background so I layered darker colors, all yellows, to also give more depth and texture to the flowers. The second temari was to be a portrait so I did ME, I call it the Pensive Girl with Curly Hair. This temari took two weekends to make since I had to investigate stitches that would work best for part of the hair - A cast on stitch is what I chose.
Next up is Lesson 2 where the simple divisions and wrapping are covered.
This lesson was about making the mari, the base ball for the design which when done transforms it in to the TEMARI!. Yes I do know most of this, but I have learned a few things I did not know. The temari to be made for this lesson were free hand embroidery which presented a good challenge since I have not done any embroidery in 30+ years.
The first temari I made is what I call Buttercups. The first thread I chose was too light in color against the mari background so I layered darker colors, all yellows, to also give more depth and texture to the flowers. The second temari was to be a portrait so I did ME, I call it the Pensive Girl with Curly Hair. This temari took two weekends to make since I had to investigate stitches that would work best for part of the hair - A cast on stitch is what I chose.
Next up is Lesson 2 where the simple divisions and wrapping are covered.
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