What’s old is new again, or so it seems.
Pocket roll-ups, make do’s, pin keeps and tomato pin
cushions.
They are old ideas but new again for collectors of
primitives; but have you seen a “pocket doll”?
Over 30 years ago I met an older lady who was a doll maker.
She used to make and sell Raggedy Ann’s and Andy’s and lots of other types of
dolls. She would make piles of dolls, which fascinated me. She taught me a lot
about making dolls: like the basics of stuffing a doll smoothly and hair making.
She always had a “pocket doll” hanging above her treadle
sewing machine. The pocket was used for storing patterns and the face was used
as a pincushion! It turns out it had belonged to my great-grandmother. I drew
off a pattern of the doll and have made a few for family members but not for
over 20 years.
I suddenly remembered the doll and decided to make an
updated version. She can hang over your sewing machine, on a peg rack or even
in your kitchen.
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| Pocket Doll |
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| Here she is hanging on one of my peg racks. |
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