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Nejiribana-spiralling flower designs: New Website
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The journey continues . my journey along the path of Japanese embroidery, and my thoughts along the way. Friday, 22 February 2013. Meanwhile good progress is being made on Christmas Chrysanthemums, this piece is nearly complete. I haven't uploaded the most recent photos, I'll make that my first post on the new site. I have decided to re-name this piece after a comment from Sapphire from ' Through the Sapphire Sky. She said "I love the background colour too. It looks like Akane-iro(the colour of dawn?
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Nejiribana-spiralling flower designs: March 2013
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The journey continues . my journey along the path of Japanese embroidery, and my thoughts along the way. Friday, 22 March 2013. The new site has launched today - www.nejiribana.co.uk. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Other interesting blogs or websites. Shizuka Kusano - embroidery artist (in Japanesese). Art Garage - Japanese books on arts and crafts. Atelier Kanawa san - Traditional Japanese Crafts. Ichiroya - Japanese art and textiles. Japan Society North West. Threads Across the Web.
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Nejiribana-spiralling flower designs: Christmas Chrysanthemums
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The journey continues . my journey along the path of Japanese embroidery, and my thoughts along the way. Tuesday, 8 January 2013. Chrysanthemums may not be a traditional Christmas flower but this design was imagined, drawn up and transferred onto the silk over Christmas, so Christmas Chrysanthemums it has become. It may get another name over time . who knows. The larger flowers have 2 layers of padding cotton (4 strands). 9 January 2013 at 18:38. Beautifully stitched, Jane. I really like the colour s...
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On the Tea Derekh: Stepping out to see inside
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On the Tea Derekh. Chanoyu, Judaism and an Ongoing Quest for Meaning. Or, An Attempt to Maintain the Most Esoteric Blog on the Internet). Thursday, June 21, 2012. Stepping out to see inside. One phrase that comes up early in the book The Search for God at Harvard. There is a framework to what religion. 8221; The dominant purpose of her Christianity was to achieve salvation, and so salvation was to her a central religious value. Judaism is a religion, so how do Jews get saved? As a freshman in college, I ...
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On the Tea Derekh: Ballet Class
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On the Tea Derekh. Chanoyu, Judaism and an Ongoing Quest for Meaning. Or, An Attempt to Maintain the Most Esoteric Blog on the Internet). Monday, April 2, 2012. The reason I learned ceramics," the rabbi replied, "was that I wanted to know what it was like to start from zero and learn an entirely new skill as an adult.". This idea fascinated 22-yr-old me, because it had never yet occurred to me to do something with the end goal of stepping out of my comfort zone. Still, this rabbi had certainly taken her ...
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On the Tea Derekh: February 2012
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On the Tea Derekh. Chanoyu, Judaism and an Ongoing Quest for Meaning. Or, An Attempt to Maintain the Most Esoteric Blog on the Internet). Thursday, February 23, 2012. Building a room, speedily. As I mentioned in my last post, there has been very little Tea in my life since the local Urasenke chapter closed in August. There will be new classes soon through an administratively separate organization known as the Tankokai. Not fifteen minutes ago, this room had nothing but chairs in it. And then, BOOM! The h...
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On the Tea Derekh: April 2012
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On the Tea Derekh. Chanoyu, Judaism and an Ongoing Quest for Meaning. Or, An Attempt to Maintain the Most Esoteric Blog on the Internet). Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Fabulous Picture from Flickr's Creative Commons. That is all. Have a nice day. Monday, April 2, 2012. The reason I learned ceramics," the rabbi replied, "was that I wanted to know what it was like to start from zero and learn an entirely new skill as an adult.". To people inside, despite a painfully acute sense of otherness. Still, this rabbi ...
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Nejiribana-spiralling flower designs: May 2012
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The journey continues . my journey along the path of Japanese embroidery, and my thoughts along the way. Wednesday, 30 May 2012. Embroidered Caskets and Boxes. I've always wanted one of these. And when I saw an on-line course offered by Thistle Threads. I'd just ordered some koma so my first attempts were to start by making a simple box to keep them in. They are lined with hand made paper. The box measures 12"x7" and is 4.5" deep. My plan was to sell this in the Gallery but it's turned out so nic...I'm n...
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The NW Wu-Wo Tea Association is based in Portland, Oregon. The group has been active since 2007. We gather on the second Sunday of each month to celebrate tea in community. Our group welcomes new members. No tea experience is necessary. For more information, please send an e-mail to nwwuwo@gmail.com. Also see our upcoming events. Delights of the Heart. Steph's Cup of Tea. Blog at WordPress.com.
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chabako crazy: August 2012
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An American potter's journal about making and collecting utensils for her study of chanoyu. In addition to making ceramic objects in her home studio, Linda collects materials and makes one-of-a-kind chabako, the small portable box that holds almost all the items needed for the five variations of this specific traditional Japanese tea ritual. Friday, August 31, 2012. After zipper was removed, before trim was added. It was a challenge to duplicate the sanada-himo. Ribbon tie. The closest I could find w...