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Temari are beautiful hand-stitched decorative balls that are so lovely to look at. Temari Bunko is a Tokyo museum devoted to these lovely pieces of needlework. If the site is in Japanese, click on thee globe to turn on English.
Use the stack in the upper right corner to get the menu.
Both “Temari of the Month” and “Past Exhibitions” will get you to lovely online galleries where you’ll see Temari. Below each picture, you’ll see the name in Japanese or English and the diameter (in metric). Click on any picture to get a detail page.
On this page, you can move your mouse to the right or left for a 3-D view. A slider on the left enlarges the picture, giving you close-up details.
You could spend hours looking at them!
About Janet M Perry
Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family
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