Empress Wu Designs with Wilma

   Futuristic Christmas tree  made from LEDS and bathroom pipes Advent Blog Day 13: Techno geek   Today's blog post proves that techno geeks do indeed have a great time at Christmas...  Christmas trees created with advanced technology are spectacular... I know we have had LED  and optic fibre trees for some time but I am amazed at some of these - from the humblest made from recycled CDs and computer parts ....   CD tree    CD Christmas trees , China       Memory Boards tree    Computer parts tree   Computer geek tree to the most innovative and advanced ...  Christmas tree of 43,000 LED lamps and 25,000 micro lights  Tree of projections on mirror balls Pac man game tree You might be in awe of this technology but if you have access to the technology at home, you can create your own  little bit of technology magic with a 3D printed Christmas...

 Background Information:  Temari (literally translated “hand ball”) is a Japanese folk craft that is alleged to have originated in China and was introduced to Japan five or six hundred years ago. Traditionally, the balls were constructed from wrapped kimono fabric remnants and silk threads. They were made by mothers and grandmothers for children to play with. Nowadays, decorative embroidered temari represent a highly valued and cherished gift symbolizing friendship and loyalty. Recently I've wondered if your don't use traditional techniques whether you should call what you create "temari". That is an ongoing debate but today I share what I do to make a "non-traditional temari".... 1.I start  with a polystrene ball ( traditionally the balls were wound  silk scraps or other organic materials) and begin to wrap with approx 4 ply wool, turning the ball as I wrap.  2. I then wrap another layer of wool in a similar fashion , this time a 3 or 2 ...