Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) Mexican folk art owl which is unmarked--providing no clue

which is unmarked--providing no clue as to the maker of the glove

I clearly love carved chains and balls in cages

it is a bit delicate to actually use now

with terrific graphics (and choices of words to illustrate) all the way through

Beautiful Antique Pennsylvania Amish Sewing Ball (with a bit of darned repair, too) Mexican folk art owl which is unmarked--providing no clueI've been eying old Pennsylvania "Amish" folk art yarn balls like this for quite some time, but this is the first one I've purchased, a nice old one, found in Lancaster county, which is likely where it was made. Functional as pin cushions, there were many variations of these made, but I think it is the ones with "gods eye" type thread work that are the most special, and this one is unusual for the combination of that with exposed knitwork underneath