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Intepretations/translations of Japanese book patterns & orignal patterns contributed by web readers and TT group members as well as some other fun applications of patterns and techniques. For info on how to make Temari please see the How To section; for all other information related to temari please see the Resources Section

The creative efforts on these pages represent hours of dedication and work by many people. The online TalkTemari and TemariKai community is one that has been nurtured in a spirit of goodwill, mutual respect, trust and good faith. You are welcome to download one copy of any pattern for personal, non-profit use. Before you use any contributed information for profit making purposes (selling temari, teaching, or publishing), please respect the contributor with common courtesy and ask their permission. Email if you need contact information for a contributor.

Please visit the The Sarah's Book Project to find more pattern interpretations

Pattern Interpretations and Presentations:
(by request, the Pattern Index now carries indicators for the division (S, C8, C10) used and difficulty level (Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced - any level may be further defined as "Acc" for Accomplished) under each pattern thumbnail. For example, "C8/Acc Int to Adv" would mean a C8, for Accomplished Intermediates to Advanced stitchers.)

TalkTemari StitchAlongs - Patterns derived and shared from the TalkTemari StitchAlong activity

Martine Hinrich's Temari Patterns (Martine discontinued her website and requested her pattern notes be added to TemariKai)
Susan Leishman's Temari Patterns (Susan discontinued her website and requested her pattern notes be added to TemariKai)

Mystery Temari - August 2007
Mystery Temari Ball Archives - if you missed the previous ones they are still available.
Mystery Ball Sample Results - click here only if you want to see sample outcomes of Mystery Balls - after you give them a try!

Design Elements and Techniques:

TemariKai ToolKit - the basics, from Japanese teaching and translation
Spindle Centers - from Japanese Book "Fun with Temari"
End to End (Interwoven) Spindles - nice variation on the theme
Spiral Parasols - using two or more colors to create spirals within the parasol element
Swirls - this is a neat Temari element
Mathematics-based Pattern Investigations - Debi A.'s Temari Math site.

Misc Projects:

Temari Eggs - Using Temari techniques to make eggs - basics and pattern index
Kiku-Kokeshi doll - make a kokeshi-like doll using a kiku temari
Rag/Bits Ball - how to use up those end pieces of threads
Smorgasballs - make the jump to creating your own design compositions

PDF files: As of July 2004 all new pattern and how-to pages on TemariKai include PDF versions. Previously posted files will be retrofitted with them as time allows. Using Adobe PDF Files: PDF files are cross-platform document files originally created to share files so that everyone sees and prints a nicely formatted page. Web browsers allow you to adjust your own settings for print size etc, but this means that no matter how hard webmasters try to lay out pages, things get garbled when you print pages. PDF files allow you to print the pattern in a consistent "nice" format - things stay in the right place on the page, regardless of your computer, browser or operating system ( this works for both Windows and Mac). Web browsers generally include Adobe Acrobat Reader as a plugin to automatically handle PDF files when you encounter them (information that normally needs to be presented in printed format usually is offered as PDF files). To use the PDF format for Temari Patterns, click on the "Download PDF file of this pattern" link on the pattern page when you view it in your web browser. If you have Adobe Reader as a plugin to your browser the PDF file will open within your browser using Adobe Reader. Click on "Save Copy" to save the PDF file to your computer (web page and PDF pattern files have the same name, but the web page ends with .html and the Adobe file ends with .pdf). If you do not have the reader as a plugin and it's a separate program, just save the file to your computer. Either way, once the file has been saved you can open, view and print the file in proper consistent format at any time (you don't need to be connected to the internet) using the Adobe Reader program. If you do not have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader for pdf files you can download it from the Adobe site: