Folk doll

When faced with a stressful situation small sewing is good medicine. This weekend we made some big tech improvements to ann wood handmade that were sort of terrifying. I’m thrilled… Read More

Posts about Wee Folk written by Salley Mavor

Before sharing the process of making wedding cake topper dolls for my son Ian and his new bride Liz, I want to remind you to sign up for a ZOOM Talk that I’ll be giving on August 25th at 2:PM…

Love the dolls, they are called motanky.

McCall's pattern #7116, dated 1994, makes three different pairs of 15" dolls. On the front of the envelope, they are called Native American, African and Country Folk dolls. On the instruction sheet, they are called American Indian, African American and Pennsylvania Dutch. The dolls have shaped heads with flat faces. The instructions say to "Transfer facial features," however, there is no iron-on transfer included; the design of the features is printed on tissue paper. The maker is instructed…

Answer (1 of 2): The most ancient versions were sacred and carried a magical meaning in paganism. They were used until the 20th century. But in the 20th century they lost their relevance - now they are handicrafts, souvenirs or a gift for a girl without much magical meaning. In different regions...

Before sharing the process of making wedding cake topper dolls for my son Ian and his new bride Liz, I want to remind you to sign up for a ZOOM Talk that I’ll be giving on August 25th at 2:PM…

Posts about Art Dolls written by Jordan Taylor