Notebook Entry - 060503

Finished Views

View of temari showing both types of 6-way interrsections
  View showing hexagon stitched with alternating row kagari
main 6-way intersection view   View showing triwing stitched in negative space on alternate 6-way intersections
alternate 6-way intersection view  

Source

None

Classification

C6, alternating row kagari, closed shape

Size

19.2cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
Yellow cone thread
Marking
Gold Rush 18 Gold color
Design threads
DMC #5 perle cotton pink(899), Anchor #5 perle cotton light blue(145)

Division/Marking

C6

Diagrams

line drawing showing placement of hexagons and triwings on C6 division
Hexagons start at center, shaded red. Triwings shown in blue.  

Directions

Work hexagons in alternating row kagari on 4 large triangles(tetrahedron layout). Use blue thread to embellish the negative space on the other 6-way intersections. Do two rows close together in a tri-wing format but crossing over the 4-way intersection to the next intersection, then do a third row spaced far enough out to border the edges of the hexagons.

Notes

Worked as a sample for the Investigating Open and Solid shape Stitching Techniques pattern investigation. A really nice example of tetrahedral geometry. It wouldn't work as well on a C8 since the extra lines would show through the spaces left by the stitches. (You could always do inconspicuous marking lines.)

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