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I bought this pattern for a reproduction Peg Wooden Tuck Comb doll a few years back on Ebay. The seller is oregonraindrops and here is the link to her shop: http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Patterns-and-Transfers. She sells wonderful cloth doll patterns too! It's a copy of one produced in the McCall's Needlework Annual in the 1980s. Not being a wood crafter myself (though I'd love to try) I kept a look out for ages on Ebay to see if a ready made doll would come up.� I couldn't believe it when one by the well known Fred T. Laughon came up for auction AND with a costume just like the one in the original pic! When she arrived the dress was quite faded and blue in colour so I soaked it in a green dye to bring the colours up again and more in line with the drawing. Her Bloomers and Petticoat also needed a good wash. I repainted her body and face so that she would feel all new again.� I'm really not great with a brush and paint so cheated a bit and used a fine nib pen to do the small features. Now I'm writing this because for months after her first repaint she stood happily but 'sternly' on my desk but we just didn't bond.� Her mouth always bothered me, it didn't suit her and her eyes didn't look kind enough and the white colour made her too much like a China Doll...which was what she was not! SO I've finally taken the plunge and scraped off her wonky mouth and repainted her to a more golden glow. I'm so pleased I did it and she's never looked back. Her features may still not be the greatest artistic work in the world BUT she stands taller, brighter and much more...
Hace unas semanas en una visita a Lisboa descubrí uno de los lugares más curiosos que he conocido el Hospital de Bonecas de Lisboa. Esta tienda/taller fundada en 1830 se encuentra en la Praça da Fi…
Three wooden dolls depicting characters from the play School for Scandal made in England about 1930
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After more than 200 years peg-jointed wooden dolls are still being collected, made and enjoyed today.
...in true squirrel fashion i love to collect things.....i harvest old toys, rescued critters, vintage material, paintings, china....anything that catches my eye......here are my lovely peggy dollies - i like to try and imagine their former lives and the little girls who loved them.
I bought this pattern for a reproduction Peg Wooden Tuck Comb doll a few years back on Ebay. The seller is oregonraindrops and here is the link to her shop: http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Patterns-and-Transfers. She sells wonderful cloth doll patterns too! It's a copy of one produced in the McCall's Needlework Annual in the 1980s. Not being a wood crafter myself (though I'd love to try) I kept a look out for ages on Ebay to see if a ready made doll would come up.� I couldn't believe it when one by the well known Fred T. Laughon came up for auction AND with a costume just like the one in the original pic! When she arrived the dress was quite faded and blue in colour so I soaked it in a green dye to bring the colours up again and more in line with the drawing. Her Bloomers and Petticoat also needed a good wash. I repainted her body and face so that she would feel all new again.� I'm really not great with a brush and paint so cheated a bit and used a fine nib pen to do the small features. Now I'm writing this because for months after her first repaint she stood happily but 'sternly' on my desk but we just didn't bond.� Her mouth always bothered me, it didn't suit her and her eyes didn't look kind enough and the white colour made her too much like a China Doll...which was what she was not! SO I've finally taken the plunge and scraped off her wonky mouth and repainted her to a more golden glow. I'm so pleased I did it and she's never looked back. Her features may still not be the greatest artistic work in the world BUT she stands taller, brighter and much more...
The wooden doll on the right in white was very tall. I wish I had thought to bring a measuring tape. My best guess is she is over three feet tall. You can enlarge the pictures by clicking on them. Wonderful dolls!
I bought this pattern for a reproduction Peg Wooden Tuck Comb doll a few years back on Ebay. The seller is oregonraindrops and here is the link to her shop: http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Patterns-and-Transfers. She sells wonderful cloth doll patterns too! It's a copy of one produced in the McCall's Needlework Annual in the 1980s. Not being a wood crafter myself (though I'd love to try) I kept a look out for ages on Ebay to see if a ready made doll would come up.� I couldn't believe it when one by the well known Fred T. Laughon came up for auction AND with a costume just like the one in the original pic! When she arrived the dress was quite faded and blue in colour so I soaked it in a green dye to bring the colours up again and more in line with the drawing. Her Bloomers and Petticoat also needed a good wash. I repainted her body and face so that she would feel all new again.� I'm really not great with a brush and paint so cheated a bit and used a fine nib pen to do the small features. Now I'm writing this because for months after her first repaint she stood happily but 'sternly' on my desk but we just didn't bond.� Her mouth always bothered me, it didn't suit her and her eyes didn't look kind enough and the white colour made her too much like a China Doll...which was what she was not! SO I've finally taken the plunge and scraped off her wonky mouth and repainted her to a more golden glow. I'm so pleased I did it and she's never looked back. Her features may still not be the greatest artistic work in the world BUT she stands taller, brighter and much more...
The original handpainted dotty dolly pegs as featured in magazines and In one of Kirstie Allsopp's books. Set of 12 handpainted dotty dolly pegs to brighten up any wash day. Varnished so the colours wont run just in case it rains!!!! Can also be used in craft room or to hang children's works of art. Comes in various colour combinations : red/blue/taupe pink/cream/taupe apple green/sage green/pink all red - very Christmassy - ideal for hanging Christmas cards up! red/green/taupe Mix of all colours Please just let me know which colour you would prefer. Read more
I just thought I would share a couple of photos of 4 little English Poppets that I affectionately refer to as Slivers!! They are small but so sweet! I have had so much fun making these little babies to accompany my larger wooden dolls. One might even end up being a little lady! If you would like more info or finished photos of these 4 just email me. [email protected]
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Reproduction English Wooden Queen Anne dolls hand carved 1700 by Kathy Patterson babes from the woods.
Here are hand carved dolls, based on the antique Hitty doll found in an antique shop years ago. Some of these were carved by Sharon, the one at bottom right, for instance. Notice the unusual wood. She says it smells sweet. Mock orange? Notice the heart shapes. The dress is made by smocking a vintage handkerchief. Really nostalgic, and a way to use those old hankies. The carvers usually start with a blank provided, and go from there. They are sanded, finished with a sealer and have features painted. Sharon doesn't want to paint the one with wood grain showing, except maybe a few facial features. Very unusual. If you are interested in joining a carving workshop in March in Birmingham, AL, sponsored by the Birmingham Doll Club of AL, contact Sharon (see post below about carved wooden dolls).
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From the home industry of the Groden Valley, Grodner Tal and South Tyrol, came the little peg wooden dolls. These are some of the oldest surviving dolls. Although the term peg-wooden refers to a jointing technique the term came to be synonymous with lathe turned dolls from these areas of the Alps. They were the inexpensive play dolls of generations in both Europe and America. Most of the dolls had combs carved into their heads-hence the term Tuck Combs. Their heads and bodies were lathe turned as one piece and had simple peg joints, but the larger dolls had ball joints and even swivel waists. They had elongated graceful proportions, nicely carved details, painted slippers and sometimes with wood pendant earrings. The hair is usually painted with curled bangs. Once painted and varnished they were ready for whatever adventures their little owners could conjure up. They are often referred to as German Tuck Combs, probably because they were sold in the German Nuremberg Toy Market, and sometimes incorrectly they are called Dutch dolls but this was a mispronunciation of the word Deutsch. Very early Grodner Tal grouping, ca. 1830's Wooden Dolls from the First and Second Empire. Notice, sitted in the armchair, a Grödner Tal. She is the oldest doll of the Museum.."Musee de la Poupee de Paris" Princess Victoria Age Four, by William Fowler The lonely little princess Victoria played with dolls until, at fourteen, she had to put away childish things to prepare for the heavy responsibilities of her future. Everyone of her 132 dolls were wooden dolls of this same type, differing only in size from 3 to 9 inches. The book “Queen Victoria’s Dolls “ describes them: “There is the queerest mixture of infancy and matronliness in their little wooden faces, due to the combination of small sharp nose and bright vermillion cheeks; With broad placid brows, over which, neatly parted at each temple, are painted elaborate, elderly grayish curl. The remainder of the hair is coal black and relieved by a tiny yellow comb perched upon the back of the head.” All dolls were dressed by the princess and her governess, Baroness Lehzen. Costumed with minute attention to detail. It is probably the most famous collection of dolls in the world. Princess Victoria, Age Nine, "In a Landscape" Stephen Smith Early Grodner Tal dolls have more carved details and a fashionable elongated style and a very pointy chin. This wooden doll from the Grodner Tal of Bavaria dates from the 1820s. Her carved hair has the classic tuck comb. Unlike most tuck combs which are painted yellow this one is painted gold. She also has many painted curls. She is unique with her original earrings and necklace. Her body is peg wooden with ball jointed hips. Note the peg jointing of the shoulders allowing movement in two planes without a ball joint. Her early cotton gown has the characteristic V bodice of this time period. She is 12 inches tall. C. 1840's Grodner Tal Peg Wooden. The slim waisted Grodnertals with their haughty faces and elegant air were the last of the quality wooden dolls produced in Europe. Unfortunately the doll quality rapidly degraded into mass-produced dolls with quickly carved minimal details. They no longer resembled ladies, their bodies now were skittle shaped with flat backs, the arms show no shape being merely a stick with pink paint. But in the treatment of the head, is were the greatest difference between the Grodnertals and the newer versions lies. The latter have simple round heads with the hair painted on, whereas the earlier dolls had hairstyles that involved carving and ornamentation. Today there is a strong stigma against wood dolls in this region. Generally wood dolls are only seen as cheap souvenirs and now is almost an insult to ask a talented Groden Valley carver to create a wood doll. Today the serious carvers in this region devote their efforts to their famous religious sculptures. By the 1830s a new type of material was used to make dolls, glazed porcelain. The factories of KPM in Meissen and Berlin, as well as Royal Copenhagen in Denmark and Rorstrand in Sweden, made china dolls that have been unrivaled. The growing middle class and upper class market for dolls shifted from the decreasing quality of the wooden dolls to the “new and improved” china dolls created in other parts of the world now available to a larger market due to the improved communication and transportation.
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Who will be my Valentine? Locks of hair, lacey hearts and hands! There now! I think I made enough... Better post these so they arrive on time! I hope I have lot's of Valentines! Be Mine, Be Mine, Oh Valentine!
I made fully jointed peg doll on left from scratch with help of Bill Fifer, IGMA artisan.
