Unusual Pair of Religious Punch Paper Yarn Drawings old knit doll Images are shot at 2x

Images are shot at 2x magnification

and likely there was a trigger below that

sometimes artistic weavings can feel a bit too 1970s and/or recent hipster to me

Mid 19th C

and I'll continue to snatch them up when I see them as I think they are gorgeous

Unusual Pair of Religious Punch Paper Yarn Drawings old knit doll Images are shot at 2xI found these at a flea market in Pennsylvania and just found them pretty compelling: Sunday school meets Froebel yarn drawing. I'm not the least bit religious but just can't resist the drama of the language and iconography. And I really love the dropped blue thread hanging off "Freely" here. Each 7 3 4" x 6 1 2", yarn on board. Sold as a pair. General wear, a few minor edge losses. Cards were produced by A. W. Ellers & Co. St. Louis, earlyish 20th