Notebook Entry - 050701

Finished Views

Multipole temari stitched with flowers and ladybugs
  closeup view of ladybugs
 

Source

Japanese book ISBN 4-8377-0292-9 Flower Temari color pic pg.15 ball # 6, diagram pg 32

Classification

Multipole, lazy daisy, closed shape, pictorial, french knot

Size

34cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
green cone thread
Marking
matching green #12 perle cotton
Design threads
Caron Watercolors #185 Orchid, Needle Necessities Overdyed floss # 142 Grecian Olive, Anchor #5 Perle Cotton- Red, Black, White, GoldRush 18 - Gold color

Division/Marking

122 multipole

Diagrams

line drawing showing the stitching for the ladybugs
 

Directions

  1. Mark 122 multipole with thread to match wrap.
  2. Stitch lazy daisy flowers at each pentagon and the five hexagons surrounding it.
  3. Stitch red hexagons in the hexagons between two flower sections (see diagram).
  4. Stitch green lazy daisy flowers in the remaining hexagons.
  5. Stitch a black V section on top of the red hexagons to create the ladybug head (see diagram).
  6. Stitch french knots with black for the ladybug spots and white for the ladybug eyes.
  7. Stitch gold outlines around the ladybugs and flower sections.
  8. Add black straight stitches for the antennae.

Notes

French knots on temari are a pain. I think if I ever do this one again I will buy little black seed beads to use for the spots. I liked the way the watercolors thread felt on the ball. It changed considerably when all of the pieces were stitched.

Given To

Tina Ward from talktemari