Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) brown tree for having saved our subject

for having saved our subject while she was in the hands of the doctor

and they're super useful in the kitchen for scooping small measures of spices

very very dear

woman: 3" across x 1/2" tall (with flat footed bottom

appearing more disposed to taking a swim than taking a punch

Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) brown tree for having saved our subjectI'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