May 9/2017 A new understanding.

May 9, 2017. A NEW UNDERSTANDING

I am so excited, if that is the proper way to write this note......If you remember, Barb and others, I was having problems wrapping with a crochet cotton med thickness thread. I had marked the guidelines. But then I decided to remove the guide lines and rewrap using serger thread...I am so glad I did. Now my Temari looks and feels smooth, and it s so much easier to stitch the pattern threads to make them lie neater.

However, this is not the main reason why I am smiling. I finished the original temari taught in 2015 first, So I am caught up on that SP side. Yeah! And moving on to this 2nd fresh Beginner Kiku Herringbone for this year's project. I discovered something quite interesting. I don't read and follow directions very well. While working last night on the NP of this newest BKH temari, I discovered that the petals had all been stitched one layer at a time,,,,,not all layers of one petal first, and then the 2nd layers of the 2nd petal all at once......no wonder my work looks so different from the photo shown......oh well, now I have my way, and the right way. How I grow in this craft.....am I already designing my own style, or just plodding along with a different understanding.

I have the technique going now, and I am a happy Temarist.....is there such a word?

Here is my do over temari. I am much happier with these results than the first effort. Will add another photo when done. Stay tuned.

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