Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) childrens bowls with some age toning around

with some age toning around the edges and a bit of minor staining

down to chatelaine hanging down from her waist

and lovingly crafted

I love the ribs on them

Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) childrens bowls with some age toning aroundI'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