A Group of 23 Old Cotton Yarn Balls: Varied Small Sizes

early twentieth century
most around 1 1/2" diameter or 4 cm diameter
some 2" diameter or 5 cm diameter

Here is a group of small balls of yarn, most of which are the size of a large walnut, many of which that are wound from threads that have been either knotted together--in Japan the kind of weaving done with leftover yarn is referred to as zanshi ori, .

In some of these balls you can easily see the conglomeration of pieces of random yarns that have been hand knotted together to form one, long filament whose intention was to be used in weaving.

It is a beautiful group, with much aesthetic appeal and, as well, the group can be employed in any sort of art or art-related endeavor--or admired as it is.