Hazel Owens's Full and Well Done Early 1900s Sewing Samples Notebook bottle cap vases while placing the far fingers

while placing the far fingers in the hands

but this one is all about aura

with just a bit of wear to the gold lacquer

doesn't stay open on its own

There are a few inherent imperfections to the glazing around the neck

Hazel Owens's Full and Well Done Early 1900s Sewing Samples Notebook bottle cap vases while placing the far fingersJust as I'll never tire of Froebel kindergarten albums with examples of paper folding and paper weaving, I'll also never tire of sewing lesson sample notebooks like this each one very much its own thing even as many of the exercises become familiar. And there's some overlap between the two sorts here, too, with colored paper (a la Milton Bradley) used on a few pages to create mock ups patterns before executing them in cloth. Photos give a