Charming Hand-embroidered Old Blue Wool Needle Book tiny canister This old ship in a

This old ship in a bottle whimsy has accumulated a good amount of dust and dirt inside over the years

) I scooped them up at an estate sale that included lots of old toys and games

Glazed matte black

and yarn drawings recently

There are a few small chips to the bone and ebony as pictured

Charming Hand-embroidered Old Blue Wool Needle Book tiny canister This old ship in aI've developed quite a weakness for old handmade needle books, in small part because I'm forever digging around for a needle, but mostly because I love all of the effort and care put into making little things like this. And how to resist this one especially, crafted of navy blue wool and announcing itself in perfectly imperfectly embroidered lettering on the front? Plus rosy pink stitching around the edges and buttons for flourish in the corners and