English title: Beautiful Temari
also known as the Olympus Purple, old version of ISBN4-5290-02782-1; out of print .
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ISBN4-529-00399-X
Japanese Title: Utsukushi Temari English title: Beautiful Temari also known as the Olympus Purple, old version of ISBN4-5290-02782-1; out of print . (Image submitted by web reader ) |
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ISBN4-8377-0199-X
Japanese Title: Yume
Temari (Yume means "dream") English title: Dream Temari, Classic to Modern Great selection of designs; florals, geometrics, pictorials. Includes some Christmas motifs, cranes, people images. Some color collections of black and white and also indigo and white Temari. Summary page of divisions and stitch basics but no detailed instructions for basics. Intermediate to advanced levels. Authors: Akiko Kanke, Miyoko Shikino, Tatsu Tomita, Sakiko Toyoda Published in 1999, 87 pgs |
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ISBN4-8377-0486-7
Japanese Title: Watashi no
Temari Nyumon (watashi means "my"; Nyumon means
"beginner") English Title: My Temari, Beginner's Course Blue begninner book. Very basic solid presentation of techniques to start crafting temari. Easy to follow photos and diagrams - a good beginner/learning book with the basics. Another Cosmo publication, written by Sensei Chiyoko Ozaki with another author. 62 pgs. |
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ISBN4-8377-0491-3
Japanese Title: Zoku
Shiki no Temari Kagari (Zoko
means "part 2" , shiki means "four seasons", Kagari means "needlework") English title: Temari for Four Seasons, Vol.2 Mostly an advanced book - includes some traditionally stitched balls, a lot of free-embroidery patterns, additional techniques like patchwork covered and appliqued balls, overall "window" wraps - and a Japanese family of Temari "people". Good for accomplished intermediates to advanced crafters. Author: Sensei Chiyoko Ozaki, published 1991, 145 pgs |
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ISBN4-8377-0591-X
Japanese Title: Zoku Temari
Junikagetsu (Zoko
means "part 2", Junikagetsu means "12 months") English title: Temari for Twelve Months, Vol 2 One of the books published in the chunkier, square format. Good overall selection of designs. Includes some photos of Temari in use and being displayed in Japanese life. Includes photo illustrations for making noisemaker, mari, working vertical, C8 and C10 divisions (C10 using the zig zag method), and stitch diagrams for basic elements. Patterns are included for Temari shown in the photos; different designs than Vol.1. Author: Sensei Chiyoko Ozaki, published 1991, 153 pgs |
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ISBN4-8377-0597-9
Japanese Title: Shinshu
Temari (Shinshu means "the area around
Nagano, where the Olympics were held) English title: Unbelievable Temari from Nagano Floral and geometric patterns; includes several patterns using the "whirlpool" or swirl element. Good for intermediates. Authors: Toshiko and Koichiro Ootani and Chihoko Sakai; published 1997, 71 pages |
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ISBN4-8377-0690-8
Japanese Title: Temari
Junikagatsu (Junikagetsu means "12 months") English title: Temari for Twelve Months, Vol.1 Another of the square formats. Covers basic techniques with photos and then presents patterns for the Temari photograhed in the book. Also includes instructions for making Komas, another Japanese hanging ornament. Mostly a beginner level book. Author: Sensei Chiyoko Ozaki, 153 pgs |
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ISBN4-8377-0695-0
Japanese Title: Naniwa
Temari & Miyako Temari (Naniwa is the historical
name for the Osaka area; Miyako means "capital" and in this context
refers to Kyoto) English title: Elegant Temari from Osaka and Kyoto Florals and geometrics. Includes Temari made with applique, ribbon petals, and what appear to be bead-covered. Several pages of "stained glass" balls. Accomplished intermediate to advanced level. Authors: Kiyoko Urata and Mayo Shimazaki; published in 1995, 71 pgs |
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ISBN4-8377-0696-7
Japanese Title: Sosaku
Temarizikushi (Sousaku means "creative",
temarizikushi means "everything with temari") English title: Creative Temari Beautiful mix of all types of patterns and techniques. Includes florals, geometrics, free embroidery, patchwork, applique, and ribbon embroidery. Shows Temari with pearls adorning it, several Temari eggs, crane interpretations, lace interpretations. Includes a page of division and stitch summaries, 2 pages of detailed mulitple-centered divsions (nice diagrams and if it could be translated looks to be the best presentation of this technique so far). For accomplished interemediates to advanced. Authors: Ayako Sato, Yoko Takahara, Tomeko Tahara, Kayoko Mimoto; published 1997, 95 pages |
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ISBN4-8377-0790-4
Japanese Title: Shiki no
Temari Kagari (Shiki means "four seasons", kagari
means "needlework") English title: Temari for Four Seasons Vol. 1 Mostly geometric, beautiful collection. Pattern diagrams are slightly more detailed than other books, but still for intermediates and up. Author: Sensei Chiyoko Ozaki, published 1990, 145 pgs. |
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ISBN4-8377-0890-0
Japanese Title: Kyodo no Temari
(Kyodo means "hometown") English title: Folk Craft Temari Mostly geometrics. Includes chart of vertical, C8 and C10 possibilites. Beginner to lower intermediate. Author: Sensei Chiyoko Ozaki, 162 pgs |
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ISBN4-8377-0990-7
Japanese Title: Zoku
Kyodo no Temari (Zoko means "part 2", kyodo means
"hometown") English title: Temari from Different Parts of the Country of Japan, vol 2 Mostly geometrics, with some florals and pictorials. Includes color diagrams to mark divisions, and black and white diagrams summarizing most basic stitch elements. Accomplished beginner to advanced intermediate level of diificulty, though advanced stitchers can enjoy it also. Author: Sensei Chiyoko Ozaki, published 1990, 145 pgs |
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ISBN4-8377-1186-X
Japanese Title: Temari Asobi:
Ehagaki Book English Title: Temari Postcard Book 20 pages of bound postcards each with a photo of a Temari grouping of 4-5 balls; 40 postcards in all. There are very few pattern diagrams; many patterns can be accomplished from studying the photos. The big advantage to this book other than admiring the photography is it includes a complete set of blank Temari division templates including some of the more difficult orientations to reproduce freehand for note-taking. Good for Temari lovers of all levels, but not to be considered an instructional book (I could see this easily purchased as a souvenier book). Author: Sensei Chiyoko Ozaki, published 1988, 56 pgs |
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ISBN4-7739-90066
Japanese Title: Furusato no
Temari English Title: Hometown/Regional Temari A beautiful hardcover book, referencing all the prefectures of Japan and indicates what prefecture every temari came from. It presents a history of Temari design - starting with older, less intricate ones through absolutely stunning more modern ones. A very wide range of fibers is shown. This is not an instructional book - although most could interpret any number of the patterns from the photos. This book would be appreciated by any Temari lover for both inspiration and utter enjoyment through appreciation of the photos. Author: Tomokazu Arai, published 1990, 100 pgs hardback |
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ISBN4-8377-0103-5
Japanese Title: Tanoshii Temari
Asobi (Tanoshii means "pleasant, fun, merry",
asobi means "playing") English Title: Fun with Temari The book is comprehensive in covering all of the basics in a manner that is quite easy to follow. There is a load of designs and patterns and unlike some Japanese books, almost all have included diagrams (some Japanese books are teasers in that many temari illustrated in the volume carry only text descriptions and not pattern diagrams). This is indeed one book that can span the distance between beginning and more advanced stitchers. There are summary pages that show the variations of skills and elements to let your creativity loose with also. I am often asked to recommend one Japanese book - this one fills the need and would keep any temari maker or would-be temari maker happy by both providing the basics and continuing to offer a challenge. Author: Toshiko Ozaki, published 2003, 95 pgs |