Change Of Tack To Suit The Cloth

FASHION has been a big part of my life - from a small child, I was always making garments for my dolls, and then as a teenager I made all my own clothes. I was obsessed with fashion, colour and fabrics, so I guess it was natural to end up where I am.

Icons In The Beginning...

His talent for sewing led an art student to make dolls, each with a unique appearance. When they were put up for "adoption", the world went crazy for Cabbage Patch Kids. By Chris Sheedy.

Dolls Grin And Bear All

For a dolly good day head down to the Illawarra Doll Show tomorrow at Wollongong Town Hall. More than 200 dolls and bears will compete for line honours, with all proceeds from the show going to the Illawarra Cancer Carers. The Porcelain and Cloth Doll and Bear competitions will feature the wor

Prize Doll Maker Has Show Sewn Up

RAG dolls have come a long way since Raggedy Ann and her mate Andy burst on the scene. Take the cloth creations crafted by Elizabeth Bint, of Mayfield, for example. A cloth Queen Elizabeth I, a lively court minstrel and a fancy forest elf are just three of her dolls featuring the painstaking

Rsl Club Will Doll Up

Warilla RSL Club will be all dolled up for the fourth annual doll and teddy bear show next weekend. Precious porcelain dolls, cuddly teddies and colourful cloth dolls will compete for prizes which will be presented by Shellharbour City Mayor Cec Glenholmes. Show organiser Di Godfrey said

Doll Up For Fun

SHE'S known at her local supermarket in Hayward, California, as the Doll Lady. Elinor Peace Bailey, one of the leading presenters at the show, is a healer and an ardent feminist who makes and plays with cloth dolls and urges other adults to do the same. She says: "Don't make the

Oh, You Beautiful Doll!

THERE is a question that most doll collectors have been asked at one time or other. It is, quite simply - why? The idea that dolls are for children is a comparatively recent one. In ancient history dolls had a talismanic purpose and they still do in some contemporary societies, for example, in