Beautiful Old Make Do String Winder french needlework though--hard to beat that star-studded

though--hard to beat that star-studded deep blue cloak and spikes of golden light encircling her

especially the larger sized ones as this is

5 1/8” across at lip

and just one reference to it

Beautiful Old Make Do String Winder french needlework though--hard to beat that star-studdedThe seller I purchased this from found it with with a note that it was what "grandma" used to keep her string, and clearly grandma used it for lots of string over many many years. The wood is super smooth and with a bit of a sheen from many many years of handling, and whether or not it is one or two pieces under that cloth wrap I am really not certain. The fabric wrap looks somewhat similar to cloth medical tape in material, now completely hardened