Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard handmade pincushion which is what I love

which is what I love about them--the most pared down (and I think very elegant) solutions to the task

5 3/8" l measured on the square (not along the curve of body)

let alone the patience

with a few ink smears here and there

Definitely used

Spider in Web (Capture, Eat, Hope), Striking Early 20th Century Belgian Postcard handmade pincushion which is what I loveThis one is Belgian, published by Coin de Westende Anvers (Antwerp), c. 1910. Your French may be better than mine, but I take the text as describing the daily flow of life for the spider capturing its prey in the morning, eating mid day, then spinning its web at night with hope toward the next day's catch. On and on, just like the structure of the web (and so much of life!) itself. Terrific graphic of the spider at the center of its web, perfectly