Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) brown tree Each one is a bit

Each one is a bit different

and the carving very simple

for filling with rocks or shells

appearing more disposed to taking a swim than taking a punch

1880s-90s) with portraits of several individuals who were

Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) brown tree Each one is a bitI've been eying old Pennsylvania "Amish" folk art yarn balls like this for quite some time, but this is the first one I've purchased, a nice old one, found in Lancaster county, which is likely where it was made. Functional as pin cushions, there were many variations of these made, but I think it is the ones with "gods eye" type thread work that are the most special, and this one is unusual for the combination of that with exposed knitwork underneath