Core from rice husks, Sanuki kagari temari

Traditional Japanese temari were made with cores of cotton wool, sawdust, rice husks, fern husks, or old cloth. Sanuki kagari temari have, and always have had, a core made from rice husks wrapped in thin paper. This takes time and creates a characteristic crisp sound as the needle passes through. Unlike the past, it is nowadays hard to obtain rice husks, but the necessary volume is being secured thanks to the cooperation of local farmers.