TemariKai Teachers and Mentors of Temari

TemariKai Mentor/Teacher Resource

        TemariKai and Talk Temari have been chugging along for a number of years and we have a growing community of experienced stitchers that have added mentoring and teaching to their temari enjoyment. We've maintained a database of potential contacts for much of the life of TK; this revised format will hopefully make it easier to find and connect with learners and mentors/teachers.

        Here's how it works: People listed in the resource need to indicate their experience in making temari as well as in teaching temari. It's asked that you have been making temari for a minimum of 2 years before being asked to be included on the Resource, since it does take some practice and experience (in both stitching and teaching) before going forth to guide our fellow stitchers. Inclusion in this resource listing does not imply Japan Temari Association certification; those that have earned JTA credentials at a teaching level (Shihan/L3 or Kyoujyu/L4 - the required levels to teach temari in Japan) have the option of including their level/year obtained in their listing.

        *) Mentors are willing to help for a period of time without charge (like perhaps getting over a sticky spot; please don't abuse a mentor, it's not meant to be a "permanent" or long term tutorage).
        *) Teachers offer private and/or group lessons or workshops for a fee.
        *) Online means someone is available online;
        *) Local means "real hands on" in their area;

        *) Listings are alphabetical by location: US/State, then worldwide. Contact the listed mentor or teacher directly by clicking their email entry in the table; it will open a new note in your email client. If for some reason that does not work (occasionally a browser will not play nice), change the "-a-t-" in the email address to the @ symbol and send them an email, being sure to include "TemariKai Teacher Inquiry" (people listing here have been advised to look for that as the subject line so they know why you are writing to them).

        To be added to this Resource list, send an email with your name, email address, location, when you began making temari, when you began teaching temari, and whether you want to mentor and/or teach, online and/or locally to gthompson@temarikai.com with the subject line "TK TeacherMentor Resource". We rely on the honor system for people indicating their experience for both stitching and teaching; this list cannot guarantee or vet any credentials. Practice standard internet safety when communicating and connecting with people; using this resource is at your own risk. TemariKai provides this as a good-will service to the online temari community; there is no charge to be listed as a resource or to contact a teacher/mentor.

United States (by state):
Location	Name	Email	Stitching Temari since:	Teaching Temari since:	Mentor	Teach	Online	Local
California	Pat W.	scimitar_saluk-a-t-@yahoo.com	1989	2001	x		x	x
Indiana	Anne W. (JTA, Shihan 2009)	annemwimer-a-t-aol.com	1998	2006	x	x	x	x
Louisiana	Terry B.	terryinbay-a-t-bellsouth.net	2003	2005	x	x	x	x
Michigan	Cindy F.	cfogliatti-a-t-netscape.net	1990	1995	x	x	x	x
New York	Ginny T. (JTA, Shihan 2007)	gttemari-a-t-verizon.net	1998	2003	x	x	x	x
Ohio	Sue H. (JTA Kyoujyu (2006)	sehhotr-a-t-gmail.com	1993	1996	x	x	x	x
Pennsylvania	Sandy S.	psopc-a-t-nni.com	1991	2007	x	x	x	x

Worldwide (by country):
Location	Name	Email	Language(s)	Stitching Temari since:	Teaching Temari since:	Mentor	Teach	Online	Local
Australia	Rosa O.	rosaoz-a-t-hotmail.com	English	2001	2003	x	x		x
Brazil	Meire I.	meireikeda-a-t-bol.com.br	Portuguese	2004	2005		x		x
Canada (Ontario)	Peggy K	pkimble-a-t-cogeco.ca	English	1990	1992	x			x
Cyprus	Linda W.	lindaw@cytanet.com.cy	English	2003	2005	x	x	x	x
Netherlands	Jessica dB.	jessica-a-t-cosycorners.nl	English, Dutch	1996	2009	x	x	x	x
Netherlands	Tiny G.	temari-a-t-quicknet.nl	Dutch	2000	2005	x	x	x	x
Switzerland	Natalie S.	beadturtle-a-t-yahoo.com	German; Russian	2006	2007	x	x	x	x

Resource listing updated 2-12-2010