Elegant Old Green and White Froebel Kindergarten Paper Weaving carrying a burden Bees fly in a straight

Bees fly in a straight line when returning to their hives—a bee line—thus leading the beekeeper to the bounty

The embroidery along the top edge is especially lovely

and based on how it was trimmed I'm sure it once lived in a miniature type frame with round opening

There is a layer of foam core visible from the back holding it tightly in the frame

I'd guess this great carved wood head was once part of a puppet of some sort

Elegant Old Green and White Froebel Kindergarten Paper Weaving carrying a burden Bees fly in a straightA couple more old Froebel Kindergarten paper weavings today, as I never tire of them, and can never get enough and what a gorgeous field of green checkerboards (graduating from a darker green to a sort of celadon) against white here! Super graphic and very elegant. Earlyish 20th c. I believe and quite finely done, likely by a teacher. Paper: 7" x 7". Weaving: 7" x 5". A bit of scattered spotting along the top edge (first photo) and one or two minor