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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Temari balls are displayed in Kawaramachi, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill) KAWARAMACHI, Kagawa (AP) -- Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly ...

KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. *Special offer only available to new subscribers or returning subscribers without a subscription for more than eight weeks. New subscription must ...