As a homeschooling mother of four daughters, starting a home-based craft business was not on Julie Tinklenberg’s busy to-do list. Then, about two years ago, the crafty Tinklenberg stumbled upon a ...

KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the center of the ...

The ancient Japanese art of Temari Thread Ball will be demonstrated in a class set Monday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Union County Heritage Museum. The teacher is Peggy Russell from Myrtle who has made ...

Japanese women are keeping the tradition of temari decorative balls going, one stitch at a time. Often taking months to craft by hand, the temari become treasured heirlooms, filled with prayers for ...

Temari once were a mother’s gift to a daughter. Today, they are given as gifts and used in home décor. By Vivian Morelli TOKYO — For centuries temari, spheres embroidered with elaborate or simple ...

Women sit quietly as they painstakingly stitch patterns on balls the size of oranges. At the centre of the circle is Eiko Araki, a master of the traditional Japanese craft of Sanuki kagari temari.

KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the center of the ...