Faye Lucie Hart's Excellent Early 20th Century Sewing Book in Beautiful Condition oil on glass intent on teaching French vocabulary

intent on teaching French vocabulary to her children--makes me very happy

Milagros (also known as an ex-voto or dijes or promesas) are religious folk charms traditionally used as votive offerings for healing purposes--offered to a symbol of a saint as a reminder of a petitioner's particular need (in the form of a leg or heart

One sees these trick snake boxes from time to time

but similar in method and material-- titled "Water Jug

with a wool weft and cotton warp

Faye Lucie Hart's Excellent Early 20th Century Sewing Book in Beautiful Condition oil on glass intent on teaching French vocabularyThis is a really lovely, very good condition, and very comprehensive example of a sewing lessons samples notebook, early 20th century, notable also for including extensive notes written in a nice hand covering topics from needles to thimbles to various sewing techniques. But of course it is the sewing samples themselves that make it great, 18 of them here, many incorporating Faye Hart's name of initials, and all very nicely executed. Various types of