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"Wood Pile" is Glenna's vision of this design
from Fun with Temari, #3 page 18/94 Materials: 5” mari, brown wrap thread, #5 Perle Cotton (Black, Brown DMC 435/434/433, 3 Variegated Browns), #12 Perle Cotton (Medium Brown) Wrap mari with brown thread. Measure and divide in to 10 Simple Divisions. Stitch mark lines with Medium Brown. |
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Triangles Measure distance from NP to SP and divide into 1/3’s. Place a pin in odd mark lines 1/3 down from pole. These should form a pentagon shape. Repeat pentagon shape at the SP. |
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In the NP pentagon work 5 Triangles: [1 Black, 5 Dk. Brown, 1 Black, 6 Tan, 1 Black] side by side around the pole. There should still be space between the triangles so the mark lines show between them. |
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Pentagons: Weave 6 concentric pentagons: [1 Black, 6 Medium Brown, 1 Black] around the mark lines through the center of the Triangles. As thread leaves the center of a Triangle, weave under the right side bands, up between the Triangles, and over the left side bands. Repeat Triangles and Pentagons at the SP. |
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Diamonds:
The space between the polar Pentagons will be divided into 5 Diamonds. Locate the side of one Triangle which parallels the obi. Place a pin at each point. From the pin on the right follow the mark line down toward the SP and locate the Triangle point. Place a pin at the point. Now follow that triangle to the right and place a pin on the right side point. You should now have a Diamond with 2 points in the North and 2 points to the right and South. See it? Now identify the remaining 4 Diamonds around the mari. Work “wood” type patterns in 5 different obi diamonds. |
| “Planks”: Stitch single Black
thread evenly spaced across the width of the Diamond (parallel to the
obi). With a single Black thread stitch a long line from point to
point of the length of the Diamond, weaving over/under the Black width
threads. With doubled thread stitch side by side stripes of Variegated
Brown. Weave over/under the Black width threads. After 10
variegated threads, stitch another Black single thread. Weave the
next 10 variegated threads under/over outlined with Black. Keep
weaving these “planks” until the Diamond is filled.I worked this
pattern for 3 Diamonds using 3 different Variegated Browns. |
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“Planks 2”: Stitch Planks in the
same manner described above. Use varying numbers of rounds for
the planks to get different widths. Outline each in Black.
Use the three different solid Browns. |
| “Bricks”: From one point work
downward [10 Brown, 1 Black, 10 Brown, 1 Black] until the diamond is filled and you have reach the other point. Note: I used Tan Variegated for my Bricks. But they could be worked in any solid, variegated, or combination of threads. Now stitch a single Black thread over all from point to point. Take several more lengthwise Black stitches to evenly divide the diamond in to “bricks.” You decide the width. Now “couch” the black threads in place with an “X” at each Black thread intersection. I used Med. Brown #12 Perle Cotton. Note: I found it easier to work all the stitches in one direction, then cross them stitching back toward the starting point. |
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| Outline: When all Triangles, Pentagons,
and Diamonds are stitched, outline them with Dark Brown. Match
the over/under weave at the areas between polar Triangles. Your Wood Pile temari is done. Inspirations: Here are thoughts about future variations on this pattern: Forest Boughs worked in Variegated Greens and Browns. Garden worked with a “spindle grid” instead of a Diamond. The solid bands gathered with a “X” stitch center to make flowers as in Basket weave patterns might make sections of the garden. Some kind of “X” for a picket fence? A koi pond in the garden? |