Who's that girl on the needle threader?

this bundle:  https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Fy8AAOSwPc9Zxmhn/s-l1600.jpg

I've been shopping for them in bulk, as I am beginning to lose the ones I have, and need them more and more. 

There's a whole lot of needle threading going on with this Haptic Lab map quilt.

Somewhere between poor lighting, old eyes, and fussy thread ends, I can't eyeball it the way I used to.

Super fun tip: put a dab of glue on the wires on the back before you use it. Of course, let it dry first. This stops the wires from slipping out after the third use. Can't help it when they break, because those wires will eventually.  

various images from the internets

There are a lot of variations on this mystery portrait, but let's go look this up at the one stop  info mall.

Pretty much all made the same way 

https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=65524

I love the Straight Dope.

The take: it has to be Minerva, Roman goddess of handcrafts.

AKA Athena, in her Grecian identity.

Her helmet evolves into a hairdo

I ALWAYS sew in a helmet

This version is definitely the outlier of the portraits; it looks more like a Gallic caricature by Toulouse-Lautrec or Daumier.

http://www.everypainterpaintshimself.com/article/daumiers_the_orchestra.._..during_a_tragedy_1852

Daumier’s The Orchestra.. ..During A Tragedy (1852)

And to keep things handy, a little DIY needle threader for you

https://makezine.com/2012/08/06/how-to_diy_needle_threader/

and a little history cause

https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/tools/embroidery/needle-threader

"A popular, late nineteenth century form consists of a small plate (often stamped with a profile image of a woman), with a diamond shaped loop of fine steel wire attached to it. The wire loop is flexible and easily passes through the eye of a needle. The sewing thread is passed through the loop and the loop (with thread) is then pulled back through the needle eye. This form is still available in the beginning of the twenty-first century."

Well, yes!

and while we're here: it's summer. Get a stack of coasters.
https://www.zazzle.com/power_tool_round_paper_coaster-256904353820157476
or just look at stuff
https://www.zazzle.com/store/erniekdesigns/products