"When I'm making a temari ball, I sometimes feel my late grandmother's presence," says Sydney-based Chihiro Kownacki who teaches the craft. Temari balls are a traditional Japanese craft and date back ...

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 ...

Time seems to stand still in Takamatsu, Japan. Women sit quietly in a small circle, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of oranges. At the centre of the circle is Eiko Araki, a master ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KAWARAMACHI, Japan — 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 circle is ...

Time seems to stop at Eiko Araki's studio in Japan. KAWARAMACHI, Japan — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, ...

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 circle is Eiko Araki, a master ...