Neat and Sweet Small Antique Sailor Made Knotwork Basket (Stringholder?) canisters I would guess they were

I would guess they were in fact made by an artist who knew exactly what they were doing--my first thought when I found them was of Magdalena Suarez Frimkess

Thread is cotton I believe

as much as most any other sort of thing

To me he looks one part toddler and one part old man and definitely as if a loner in the world

And I do believe all French

Neat and Sweet Small Antique Sailor Made Knotwork Basket (Stringholder?) canisters I would guess they wereI've always got an eye out for an old sailor made basket; I love the look of them, and especially love the vision of a sailor executing macrame knotwork with fishing twine to pass the time and have a gift bring home to his sweetheart. And this one is about the smallest in scale that I've seen, neat and concise, with very sweet scalloped edges around the side edge of the lid and again around the foot of the basket. The hole at the very center of the