Notebook Entry - 051202

Finished Views

Picture showing the square formed at the 8-way intersection.
4-way intersection view   Picture showing the intersection of the wrapped threads at the 6-way intersections.
6-way intersection view  

Source

Japanese book ISBN 4-8377-0597-9 Unbelievable Temari from Nagano color pg. 22 ball #2, diagram pg 58

Classification

C6, wrapped, open shape

Size

28cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
mustard sewing thread: Gutermans #864
Marking
olive #8 perle cotton (Anchor 281)
Design threads
Anchor #8 perle cotton olive (281) and burgandy (20)

Division/Marking

C6 was marked, but the points for the 4-way intersections of the C8 are needed in the design.

Diagrams

line drawing showing placement of wrapped lines
Diagram 1   line drawing showing placement of additional lattice lines in squares
extra lines added in squares  

Directions

  1. Mark a C6 using the main design color. Pin mark the placement of where the 4-way intersections would be for a C8.
  2. Wrap the main color lines (3 on each side of each division line) crossing over at the pin marked points in step 1. The pins are only to establish the crossover point so they can be removed after the first one or two wraps. See diagram 1 showing lines wrapped on one pair of division lines making square lattice area.
  3. Use the main color to add the additional lines in the squares (see second diagram)
  4. Use the contrast color with two strands in the needle to stitch a square around the outside of the square lattice area, covering the ends of the stitches in step 3. Be gentle with the stitch tension so you do not squish the lattice stitches out of place.
  5. Use the contrast color with two strands in the needle to stitch a large square around each lattice area with the points of the square being just outside the crossover points of the wraps. (These squares will create the triangle outline around the 6-way intersections.

Notes

Commissioned by Deb in colors to match her rug. Wanted silk threads but could not find the colors. This is the same design as an earlier entry but I used a contrast color this time.

Given To

Deborah Musante