Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) childrens bowls Box measures 5 1/4”l x

Box measures 5 1/4”l  x 1 1/2”w x  1 1/4" t”

There is one carved out side at the bottom

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

I believe our Willis likely lived on a farm in Port Jefferson in Suffolk County

and lovingly crafted

Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) childrens bowls Box measures 5 1/4”l xI'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