Helen Dose's Sweet Old Sewing Lessons Notebook wooden chain with cages and I suppose it is

and I suppose it is possible that it was an iron ball used for some sort of carnival purpose

) on either side—at right

12 1/4" t x 7 5/8" w x 3/4" thick

Very much the right frame for a portrait of one's mother or grandmother or most beloved-- and feeling as if ready to carry them to Heaven

which seem to be pretty rare ones as all I've found out there is a source for replacements

Helen Dose's Sweet Old Sewing Lessons Notebook wooden chain with cages and I suppose it isIt has been a while since I found one of these old sewing lessons notebooks with samples showing various types of seams and stitching mounted or just loose inside. These were the school work of girls, with the lessons covering the most basic of sewing skills though they seem like quite to accomplishments to most of us now! This one, the work of a young Helen Dose, I believe comes from Pennsylvania, and while it shows its age, it remains a sweet and