Flame Stitch and Cornucopia, Pair of 19th Century Schoolgirl Needlepoints on Homespun Linen with Puffed Borders rare wooden blocks ) A perfect gift for

)  A perfect gift for a German speaking lover of old paper craft I'd say

held stable by the wrap

) Soft stuffing

I purchased three of these from a seller whose mother had gifted him many varieties of frogs and toads over the years

as how could you forget putting something in this

Flame Stitch and Cornucopia, Pair of 19th Century Schoolgirl Needlepoints on Homespun Linen with Puffed Borders rare wooden blocks ) A perfect gift forNever ever will I resist small woolen needleworks like this with these sorts of fluffed borders, these two I believe likely the work of a schoolgirl in the second half of the 19th century. Found pinned directly to the wall, which is just what I would do with them. So joyful, and electric feeling, and with the flame stitch one especially feeling to me perfectly poised to have a conversation with an abstract painting, modern or post modern or painted