African cloth dolls are a beautiful representation of culture and tradition. These dolls are not just toys but also a piece ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Among porcelain antique dolls, whimsical Kewpies, Barbie dolls and even paper dolls, cloth dolls in the image of African-Americans drew special attention among more than 1,200 ...

Harriet Jacobs, who escaped enslavement to write Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), created these three dolls for the children of writer Nathaniel Parker Willis around 1850-60. Private ...

These dolls are fun, and they're varied. The two on the left appear to capture divas from a previous fashion era. Tell me about them. Those are based on the designs by the cloth-doll artists who ...

Dolls are such a fun playtime toy. They are also so many fun variations with this collection of patterns for dolls to sew. From rag dolls to stuffed doll patterns there are so many options for making ...

One of your dolls is dressed in patriotic red, white and blue, and she has a heart-shaped flag on her chest. Tell us about her. I made her about a year after 9/11. It was such a sad remembrance, and ...

ELLINGTON -- When Nordstrom's wanted to order Jennifer Vallez's handmade dolls for 76 stores, she turned down the luxury department store chain. "I was heartbroken, but I knew I was making the right ...

The needle punched the fabric, taking colourful threads along with it while carving designs and stories. This process is orchestrated by two hands that work in tandem, with loose skin showing signs of ...

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In this new series, we celebrate special interest groups. Whether you get together to play tennis, board games, take long walks, eat lunch, create art, connect with your neighbors or gather with ...