Charming Hand-embroidered Old Blue Wool Needle Book New England native I first purchased a batch

I first purchased a batch of heart pips from this very same deck from a seller in Holland

and he is great fun to animate

and stains here and there on both

and a soft yellow

Charming Hand-embroidered Old Blue Wool Needle Book New England native I first purchased a batchI'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