Antique Amish Sewing Ball in Indigo Calicos plant studio photos I would use it for

I would use it for plenty of other things as well -- perhaps for an arranged nicoise salad

but a bit of a mystery beyond that

embossed marks in corners

Nice weight to them

Pink blocks

Antique Amish Sewing Ball in Indigo Calicos plant studio photos I would use it forSo lovely. I come across a sewing ball of this form now and again, usually in two or three shades of velvet, which don't hugely excite me, but I've never seen one in indigo calicos, which is what made me jump on this one when I spotted it last week at an antique show in New Hampshire. Absolutely the most beautiful example of one of these typically referred to as Amish puzzle balls or Amish sewing balls I've ever seen, and like a book of indigo calico