The world of one-of-a-kind (OOAK) dolls is a specialist’s universe catered to by artisans like the Kiev-based Olga Kamenetskaya (@oli.krolik), who seem to blend craft with magic, so realistic and ...

Doll maker Tammy Blunte knows firsthand how important it is for children — and even adults — to see themselves represented in dolls. Growing up in Trinidad in the ’80s and ’90s, Blunte tells Yahoo ...

Shirley Simons puts the finishing touches on a doll at Secrist Inc. in Midland. Plant manager Mark Carson said the dolls' lifelike eyes are one of the biggest selling points. The company even sells to ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dionna Douglas holds a doll's head in her left hand, a needle in her right, carefully threading strands of hair through the plastic pores. "What kid doesn't dream of being able to ...

NEW BERLIN, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman has been making custom dolls to celebrate the diversity of children who aren’t well-represented in toy stores. Amy Jandrisevits, a former pediatric oncology ...

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 ...

Cissy Lewis has never questioned why she spends a Saturday afternoon each month cranking out handmade dolls. But if she did, all she would have to do is look through a large book that is filled with ...