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Kiku (chrysanthemum) design in yellow and gold.Circumference 27 cm
gone to a good home
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So, what exactly are these? I'm starting to get curious.
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Temari means hand ball in Japanese. This is an ancient handicraft/folk art. Mothers used to make them for the kiddies, using any leftover bits of fabric and threads. Later the ladies of the imperial court got involved and had competitions to see who could come up with the most pleasing and/or intricate design. Nowadays temari are collectors' items in Japan, worth quite a bit of money.... or so I've been told. They are given as gifts for good luck and a long and happy life.
I started making them simply because I find them ever so pretty.
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