Notebook Entry - 080102

Finished Views

primary colored triwings on a variegated mari
 
One of four large triwings  
one of four small triangles at a 6-way intersection  

Source

Based on Japanese book ISBN 4-8377-0292-9 Flower Temari from Kyoto color pg 3 ball #2, design pg 36

Classification

C6, triwing, support lines

Size

28.5cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
Signature Pixelles machine embroidery thread primary colorway
Marking
inconspicuous or removed
Design threads
DMC #8 perle cotton red (666)
Anchor #8 perle cotton green (909), yellow (290), blue (132)
Gold Rush 18 black

Division/Marking

C6 with support lines

Diagrams

line drawing showing placement of four centers on C6
Blue lines show where the 4 large triangle sections will be.   line drawing showing placement of the support lines and triwings
One large triangle shown, dotted lines are support lines and continue into the adjacent triangles.  

Directions

  1. Wrap mari and mark a C6 with a removable thread. If necessary tack the intersections with the wrap thread.
  2. Locate the four large triangles and add support lines for the triwings.
  3. Stitch one large triwing in each triangle. The points will extend into adjacent triangles. I used one row black, 5 rows color (doubled thread in needle) then one row black.
  4. Embellish the hexagon area of the triwing as desired. I stitch black slanted lines from the inside corner to an outside corner and added a row of black around the outside.
  5. THe remaining triwings will be slightly offset from the first one. The diagram from #051101 shows this nicely. Ignore the blue lines and measurements on it.
  6. Stitch small triangles at the remaining 6-way intersections. I used one row black, two rows color (doubled thread) and one row black.
  7. Remove all marking lines.

Notes

Thanks to Joan on TC for the tip about using a wrap thread match to tack intersections when you are removing the marking lines. Then you do not have to be concerned about removing the tacking stitchs and your intersections are still secured. I wrapped this mari in the Pixelles not knowing what I would stitch with out. Signature Pixelles threads are one reason to go ahead andbrave a rayon wrap thread. They are beautiful and well worth the extra fuss. The pattern is a repeat of the one I did for the Katrina GITS, #051101. I have always loved the movement the triwings seem to have on that design. Besides, I needed to stitch something with triwings for the Hexagon Math study.

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