Fancy Inlaid Wood Darning Ball with Treenware Cup leather. with just a bit of

with just a bit of scratching to the bone

imparting tales to the children or grandchildren she balances in her arms

but I think none I find as pretty as this green one

but I do think it is quite a special thing

There is some crazing visible in the white glaze of the flower and a bit of bleed of the brown glaze

Fancy Inlaid Wood Darning Ball with Treenware Cup leather. with just a bit ofI thought this lovely old darning ball needed a spot to sit, so am including a sweet old turned wood cup as a freebie. The ball is beautifully crafted of a light and darker wood, and I think may be German, 1920s 1940s or so. The turned blonde wood cup may be older. A pretty pair to set somewhere to admire if not to put the ball to use mending a sock now and then. The ball measures 2 1 4" across. The cup is 2" tall x 2 3 8" wide. The ball is in overall