Madeline Smith kept coming back. She had seen every doll on display at the Dolls of Color on Parade in Silver Spring, Md. She had seen baby dolls and Nubian princesses. Rag dolls and sophisticated ...

Designer Jess Brown started making rag dolls out of her Petaluma, California home 13 years ago for her children. The one-of-a-kind muslin dolls, made from antique linen scraps and cashmere sweaters, ...