Sweet Antique Potato Shaped Cheerfully Embroidered Pin Cushion sayward importing British dyes up to

importing British dyes up to the time of his death in 1905

I love the look of this old wooden peg game

then went on to work as a freelance illustrator

At some point it must have been a thing to repurpose old wooden spools this way

but I'm not 100% certain

Sweet Antique Potato Shaped Cheerfully Embroidered Pin Cushion sayward importing British dyes up toSo many great old handmade pin cushions out there, how could one not want to collect them? This one I found at a country primitives show in Connecticut and just love that red white and blue and green embroidery against brown velvet. And the shape too, like a small potato! More embroidery on ribbon that runs around the perimeter, and then a nice brown on cream woven fabric back. 3 1 2" x 1 3 4" x 1 1 2" t. Good condition, general wear from use, with