Notebook Entry - 061101

Finished Views

view of a thimble ring temari showing floral type design at N and S poles
N pole view   view showing thimble ring design with spaced threads along obi
 

Source

none

Classification

Simple 16 no obi, thimble ring, spiderweb

Size

25cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
cream cone thread
Marking
Bunka unchained color #209
Design threads
DMC #5 perle cotton light orange (922), dark orange (900), light olive green (734)
Rainbow Gallery Treasure Braid 12-strand orange (TR286)

Division/Marking

S16 with support lines

Diagrams

line drawing showing stitching paths for thimble ring
 

Directions

  1. Wrap mari and mark an S16 with unchained Bunka thread.
  2. Add support lines for the thimble ring with Bunka measuring out 2cm from the N and S poles.
  3. Stitch the thimble ring alternating on the red and blue stitching paths on the diagram above. One round is one row on each path.
  4. Color sequence is 4 rounds light orange, 4 rounds dark orange, 4 rounds light orange, 3 rounds green, 1 round metallic.
  5. Embellish the pole space as desired. I used a spiderweb stitch (weave over and under the marking threads starting close to the center and spiraling outward) with a large amount of green and two rounds of metallic.

Notes

I was not sure how this one would come out. I wanted to experiment with the width of the thimble ring. By increasing the width it caused the stitches at the top and bottom to be closely packed like they usually are on the thimble rings but then they are farther spaced around the obi area giving a more open look. The floral effect at the poles was a pleasant surprise and I tried to accentuate it by doing the spiderweb at the poles like the center of a flower. The spiderweb is worked over an even number of threads rather than the more usual odd number so I had to be careful placing the overs and unders. I placed more division lines than were needed for the design to help with color placement and with keeping my line of stitches straight along the thimble ring edge. I think it helped although it makes it a little more difficult to establish the stitching path initially. I think I have learned enough about how to do these thimble ring patterns and the stitch technique used now that I can start to write up the pattern investigation. Yes!

Given To

Ellen's friend Sarah