Temari Pattern 99GK10 instructions

1. Wrap ball with black sewing thread. Measure and mark 8CD. Stitch mark lines with Black Pearl Cotton. Groom the mark lines until they are even. Tack stitch the 8-line and 6-line intersections.

2. Locate 6-line intersections. Identify the four triangles surrounding each pole. On the mark line which runs from the pole through the point of a triangle, place a pin half way between the pole and the 6-line intersection. Measure and place pins on 2 alternate mark lines in the triangle.   Repeat on remaining triangles.

3. Measure the thread you will need for each triangle. Loosely wrap White #5 Perle Cotton around one set of Triangle pins 5 times plus one triangle side. Use this thread as a measure and cut 1 White and 1 Black #5 Perle Cotton for EACH Triangle. Using those same pins identify the square around each 8-line intersection. These are the Squares which will interlock with the Triangles. Measure and cut as above 1 White and 1 Black #5 Perle Cotton for each Square.

4. You will now stitch an interlocking pattern of striped triangles and squares. There will be LOTS of threads hanging off of your mari. (You can do it! Remember you stitch the pattern one thread at a time!)

    Each triangle will be a total of 8 rounds (4 rounds of 1 WT and 1 BK). Each square will be the same Wt/Bk pattern for 8 rounds.

    Each pattern is stitched One Line at a Time on Every shape!

    Begin with WHITE on each shape.

    I suggest that you work one White round on all of the Triangles. Then work one round of the same color on all of the Squares. Change color and repeat. After you complete one round of each color on all shapes, you should begin to see the interlocking pattern.

    Continue stitching until you complete 8 rounds on each shape.

4. After the interlocking triangles and squares are complete, you will work another pattern of squares. These will be close beside the mark lines. If they are flush to the mark line, it will look like a very wide striped band.

    These squares will be 3 rounds wide (Wt/Bk/Wt). You will weave under the Left leg of the triangles and over the Right leg of the triangles.

Note: a) If you want to be sure you start close enough to be flush with the mark lines, measure the width of your band first. Lay a group of 5 Pearl Cotton threads close together beside the mark thread. Place a pin at each corner to mark your starting place. b) The original had a total of 10 rounds on each shape. The original also had more open space in and around the shapes. It must have been worked on a larger mari or with smaller threads.