Jefferson Middle School fifth graders, Izzy Melendez and Kailynn Anderson, show off their yarn dolls created as part of their English Language Arts unit for the book, Esperanza Rising. The teachers ...

Aniqua Wilkerson and Lion Brand Yarn Company created Skein Tones, a palette of 12 acrylic yarns in neutral shades of browns, creams and taupes, in hopes of making the fiber arts more inclusive As a ...

The exhibit features many different Raggedy Ann and Andy rag dolls — some of which are handmade as well as those which have been commercially produced. By Beth Nance, Spencer Doll & Toy Museum It’s ...

The width of the cardboard or poster board will determine how big your yarn doll is. Take the yarn (don't cut it.) Wrap it once and tie a knot. Wrap board over and over -- between 75 to 100 ...

In 2013, Aniqua Wilkerson quit her job as a teacher in search of a more creative occupation. She found her niche as a crochet doll artist, creating dolls of color for her brand, My Kinda Thing. But ...

Dolly-Mamas comes across in many ways like any other business, but there’s little that is ordinary about selling knitted, felted toys called Kuku dolls. For one the thing, the company owners, Darlene ...

In 2011, The Yarn Dolls knitted and crocheted column clothes for the Nixon Library in Jacksonville in honor of national Knit in Public Day. In 2012, Robin Brown, head of adult programs at the Terry ...

It all started with a Bjork lyric. Martin Sahlin, creative director of small Swedish game maker Coldwood Interactive, couldn’t get some of Bjork’s words out of his head. “While you were away, my heart ...