最近の作品 by MIHO

最近作った作品の写真をアップします。


☆主人と娘の為に作った毬。二人の名前をスティッチして。
土台にはもみ殻を使いました。
このとても派手な糸は主人が選びました。

☆二人でよくキャッチボールをしています！！

☆ミニ毬。

すぐに出来上がるのでちょっと時間があるときにぴったり。

☆最近好きで練習しているパターンです。

C8もだんだん慣れてきたので、別のパターンに挑戦して

みたいと思います。

English translation to follow.

最近のお気に入りMy favourite design by MIHO

なかなか気に入った！！という毬が作れません。
まだまだ修行が足りないですね。

でも、最近ちょっと好きだな、と思う毬ができたので、
写真アップしてみます。
C8でバーバラの本から、DogWoodのパターンを応用しました。
地が緑で星がちりばめられているので、なんだかクリスマスの
デコレーションのよう。

ちなみにDogWoodは日本語でハナミズキ、ですね。

I have learned to do C8 using Barb Seuss' book. I am addicted to making the C8 division balls. The dogwood pattern is my inspiration for this ball. I also used kiku style stars on the poles. I like brighter colours so I chose a selection from my stash, it looks like a christmas decoration. Dogwood is the English translation for Hanamizuki which is a pale pink or white coloured flower.

A gift for Amelia

This temari has been made by Rebecca for our friend's new baby. It has a foam core which was split in half and hollowed out then filled with bells, a coin and a note.

The bells are for joy. The money is for prosperity.

The notepaper has Amelia's name written on it and a wish for her good health, happiness and longevity throughout her life.

The temari was wrapped in 3 pinks and then divided into

S16 in silver.

The stitching is done in 3 shades of pinks and purple. The obi is made of 12 wraps in 3 colours then overstitched with the net design.

While I stitched the design I filled my mind with the good wishes written on the note paper. I really think it turned out beautifully.

The pattern is based on two projects from Barb Suess's book.

1st rice hull cores made

Last week when our group met we all tried making our balls from rice hull. Having never used anything other than styrofoam it was hard to believe that we could make a cup of loose husks into anything resembling a round ball. We used freezer bags to hold the hull and loosely twisted the bag closed then wrapped the remaining bag around its contents. Next we began wrapping with wool using a thicker than normal wool wrap so that when we pin the core stays intact. Lastly the thread wrap went on and to our amazement the lumpy bags had somehow turned into perfectly rounded balls. We all now realise why some people are so passionate about making their own mari, and while we will probably still use foam cores from time to time - we are now rice hull devotees too! I headed back to T.W.O.C. on Saturday for 5 more kilos of hull and spent the better part of the afternoon dividing it up for our group.

私の作品第一号 My First Mari by MIHO

まさか、こんなにかわいいものが自分で作れるなんて

夢にも思っていませんでした！！

私のはじめての毬は菊のパターン。

写真では左側の赤い毬がそれです。

なかなか気に入った毬を作ることができません。

他の人の作品を見たり、本を見たり、美しい毬ばかり。

自分もこんなのが作れたらなぁーとうっとりしながら

今日も精進。

昨日教わったC10、難しいです。

でもC10ができると、かわいいパターンの毬を作ることが

できるし、是非挑戦してみたいと思います。

Pictured in the photo are simple division balls (S#). The left one is the first ball I made. As I practice I am finding my stitching is becomming more beautiful. We are experimenting with combination divisions (C10). We are finding more beautiful patterns are available once you master C10 marking. More patience is nedded to accurately mark the ball, but when you get your first C10 marked correctly, it is almost difficult to stitch over - what a beautiful thing.