Beautiful Old Make Do String Winder french needlework which one might do all

which one might do all sorts of things with

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

all who appear to have been born in the 1830s-50s

Artesania Rinconada

though also nice just an object sitting around latent with potential

Beautiful Old Make Do String Winder french needlework which one might do allThe 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