Charming Hand-embroidered Old Blue Wool Needle Book tiny canister and some spotting just on

and some spotting just on the back

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

longest @ 10" long

I am not sure if these are Japanese or British or what

and yarn drawings recently

Charming Hand-embroidered Old Blue Wool Needle Book tiny canister and some spotting just onI'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