I am a northern Californian with an interest in temari. I am entirely self-taught (and thus no expert, yet!). I have visited the temari museum in Tokyo, where I met the president of the Temari Association, and have been in email contact with others with this interest. I am making this web site due to a scarcity of web info on Temari in English. I will provide links to the few other temari sites I know.
It may be awhile before this page is fully formatted. I will try to take pictures of my work and of some better work that I own. Please email me with any info I should include. If I get feedback from others with this interest, I will try to set up a list of their locations and email addresses. I will also try to add additional links; let me know of any I'm missing.
Temari books in English:
Temari: How to make Japanese Thread Balls
Temari Traditions: More Techniques for Japanese
Thread Balls
Temari Treasures: Japanese Thread balls and More
Diana Vandervoort Diana Vandervoort Diana Vandervoort ISBN 0-87040-881-X ISBN 0-87040-949-2 ISBN 0-87040-983-2
Temari Adventures: Fun and Easy Japanese
Thread and Quilt Balls
The Craft of Temari Diana Vandervoort Mary Wood ISBN 4889960384 ISBN 0-85532-653-0
Links to Temari books and Supplies:
Temari Ball Books (commercial)/See my book page for an additional source.
Lacis, Berkeley and mail order
Links:
Temari - Japanese Thread Balls
Some unusual Temari books:
Hardcover. Japanese Japanese regional temari
Softcover. Japanese/graphics temari workbook
Tomokazu Arai? none #750-900003-2012? none Twenty two more Temari Books are published in Japanese (that I am aware of).
Click here to see them (noncommercial):
This is a page of beautiful temari balls:
This is the link to my other temari page about the:
Temari Museum and Association and More
Please email me with your email address and location, ideas and suggestions:
sumdoc@alum.mit.edu (I am creating a temari interest email group)
Updated December 28, 1998
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