{"title":"Crafts › Dolls","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"historic-folk-toys-craft-clothespin-doll-kit","title":"Clothespin Doll Kit","description":"\u003cb\u003eClothespin Doll Kit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Clothespin Doll Kit makes two dolls, a boy and a girl doll. Included in the kit are two wooden clothespins, fabric, lace, ribbon, pipe cleaners, pearl cotton for the hair, pattern, instructions, and history. These cute dolls will look adorable displayed with other old-fashioned dolls. The clothespins we provide have flat bottoms so the dolls will stand by themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The clothespin began as a one-piece wooden clothes peg made by hand. One of the traditional occupations of American gypsies, who first appeared in the 16th century, was the clothes peg maker. Gypsies from Scotland were also clothes peg makers. In 1820, wooden clothes pegs were manufactured by Lyon and Company. Their package of 48 clothes pegs sold for 17 cents. That's about like getting three clothes pegs for a penny. Other companies began manufacturing wooden clothes pegs and, between 1852 and 1887, the U.S. Patent Office granted patents for 146 different clothespins. It's amazing to find that there can be so many different designs for such a simple item as a wooden clothespin. In 1908 and, again in 1926, the U.S. Patent Office transferred thousands of patent models to the Smithsonian, including clothespins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs early as 1857, Ezra B. Eddy began manufacturing wooden clothes pegs at Table Rock in Canada. George and John Lewis started a clothespin factory in Maine in 1895 in an area they named Lewiston, which was rich in yellow and white birch. After the clothespins were manufactured, they were packed in boxes made from softwood sawn at the mill. In 1921 and 1922, the peg factory was dismantled and shipped to East River, Sheet Harbour, by horse and wagons. They had depleted the forests of the yellow and white birch and the destination for a new factory was Stewiacke. The machinery from the factory was stored in the warehouse but then the two brothers dissolved their partnership so John built the peg factory at Ship Harbour. Later, the peg clothespins changed in favor of the spring type. Another manufacturer located in Maine, the Penley Corporation, was started in 1923 and made clothespins until December 2002. Most of the one-piece wooden clothespins, which are really clothes pegs, are now packaged as \"doll pins\" and are made in China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClothespin dolls (or clothes peg dolls) have been around as long as there have been clothes pegs. Even some old penny wooden dolls have arm and leg joints made from clothes pegs. Clothespin dolls can be found costumed in many various occupations -- from farmers and astronauts to pilgrims and Victorian ladies. A kit is a great way to begin a clothespin doll collection because you have all the materials and instructions at your fingertips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePACKAGE DIMENSIONS -\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5 x 7 x 0.5\"","brand":"Historical Folk Toys, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12583428161613,"sku":"CRAFT1HF101","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2187\/2175\/files\/20260129_133541.jpg?v=1769714198"},{"product_id":"historic-folk-toys-craft-miss-poppet-doll-kit","title":"Historic Folk Toys: Craft, 'Miss Poppet Doll Kit'","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMiss Poppet Doll Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Miss Poppet Doll Kit includes fabric, string, yarn, stuffing, embroidery floss, sewing needle, pattern, instructions, and history. You only need to supply a pair of scissors and some time to make this historical doll. Miss Poppet is based on a similar surviving rag doll that is over 120 years old. You can choose to make the doll as it is shown or as a replica doll without arms, hair, and bonnet. Finished size is approximately 13 inches tall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"Poppet\" is just another name for \"doll.\" The Medieval English word for doll was \"poppet.\" The French word \"poupette\" meant the same and was derived from the Latin word \"pupa.\" The Spanish word for puppet is \"titere\" and derived from the French word \"petite,\" which means \"little one.\" The stringed marionette puppet did not evolve until the 17th century. The German nickname for \"Dorothy\" was \"doll\" and as Germany had a great influence on the English, they began using the word doll instead of puppet or poppet by the 18th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActually, a poppet was any doll that was probably made from cloth. Many dolls resembled puppets with only a fabric handle under the dress to hold on to. There is no particular pattern for a poppet so references to poppets may describe many different cloth dolls. The word \"poppet\" was used in early America and is referenced in the book \"Sarah Morton's Day\" by Kate Waters. This book is about a day in the life of a Pilgrim girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePACKAGE DIMENSIONS -\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5 x 8.5 x 1.25\"","brand":"Historical Folk Toys, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12583428194381,"sku":"CRAFT1HF103","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2187\/2175\/products\/CRAFT1HF103.jpg?v=1537126440"},{"product_id":"historic-folk-toys-craft-pocket-folk-doll-kit","title":"Historic Folk Toys: Craft, 'Pocket Folk Doll Kit'","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePocket Folk Doll Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Pocket Folk Doll Kit includes muslin for two doll bodies, two different fabrics for the dresses, sewing needle, embroidery floss, stuffing for the bodies, instructions, and history. These sweet dolls are fun to make and perfect for two young hands! The dolls measure 3-1\/4 inches tall when finished. This kit could serve as a sewing project for a young girl, a new mother, any crafter, or a folk doll collector. Each doll will be unique and can be played with as a toy, worn on a coat, set in a wreath, or placed on a mantle for decoration. Whatever their ultimate use, they may be a prized possession in the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The pocket folk doll belongs to a group of dolls known as \"rag dolls\" or \"cloth dolls.\" The simple pattern used is called a \"pancake style pattern\" because it is flat on both sides. The miniature doll may have first been made as a baby for a larger doll or just because the materials at hand would only make a small doll. The history of dolls dates back to ancient Greek and Roman times. Many dolls were just playthings for girls, but some dolls had religious significance. Cloth dolls can probably be traced to when woven cloth was invented, but none exists today because fabric disintegrates over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiniature dolls were made for dollhouses that date back to the 1500s. There are records from the 1800s showing that many dollhouses came from Germany. Some of the earliest miniature dolls were made from wood or wax. Later, they became more elaborate and were made from glazed china and bisque.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePACKAGE DIMENSIONS -\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.25 x 5.5 x 0.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Historical Folk Toys, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12583428325453,"sku":"CRAFT1HF106","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2187\/2175\/products\/CRAFT1HF106.jpg?v=1537126877"},{"product_id":"historic-folk-toys-craft-rag-doll-kit","title":"Rag Doll Kit","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRag Doll Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur original Rag Doll Kit includes fabric for the doll, dress and apron, lace, yarn for hair, sewing needle, thread, pattern, stuffing, instructions, and the history of rag dolls. The completed doll is approximately 11-1\/4 inches tall. Make this doll as a gift for a little girl or for yourself as a keepsake! The type of rag doll pattern included in our kit is referred to as the \"pancake style doll\" because it is flat on both sides. This is the most common and easiest of cloth dolls to make. Enjoy making your very own historical rag doll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe rag doll is, by far, the most popular and most well known of all American folk dolls. A soft, cuddly rag doll was very often a child's first toy. The term \"rag doll\" actually describes almost any stuffed, cotton-cloth doll made from scraps of fabrics. Rag dolls have been made for centuries in many parts of the world and all of them are different. Dolls were usually stuffed with the least appealing fabric scraps and the best scraps were used for the doll's body and clothes. If there was hair, it was usually made of yarn or string. The doll's face was either embroidered, painted or left plain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost early rag dolls have not survived due to the disintegration of the fabric over the years. The oldest surviving rag doll in North America is considered to be a doll named Bangwell Putt. This doll was made by a relative for Clarissa Field of Northfield, Massachusetts, around 1770. It is now located at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association in Deerfield, Massachusetts. This doll is 15-1\/4 inches tall, features distinctly sewn fingers and is dressed in 18th-century fashion, including a corset!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the early years in Colonial America, children were hurried into adulthood, which left little time for play. By the 1780s, children were encouraged to play with gender-related toys. Thus, playing with dolls was encouraged for little girls. Girls could dress the doll, care for it as a mother would, and even learn to make clothes for it as they learned to sew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePACKAGE DIMENSIONS -\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5 x 8.5 x 2\"","brand":"Historical Folk Toys, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12583429308493,"sku":"CRAFT1HF107","price":17.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2187\/2175\/files\/cts_crsdler_18.jpg?v=1769795765"},{"product_id":"historic-folk-toys-craft-spoon-doll-kit","title":"Spoon Doll Kit","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSpoon Doll Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Spoon Doll Kit includes a 4-inch wooden spoon, fabric for dress and arms, needle, floss for sewing, yarn for hair, stuffing, instructions, and history. This is a popular American colonial doll craft for girls of all ages. This kit is also a nice project for colonial museum workshops, Girl Scout groups, elementary school classrooms, or for a parent-child activity. The cute little doll also looks great in a seasonal wreath or as part of a table decoration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Colonial mothers made dolls for their daughters from a variety of items that were available around the homestead. A wooden spoon featured a ready-made head for a doll, which could be adorned with paint for the face and hair, or with yarn for hair, or with fabric for a bonnet. The body was formed around the handle of the spoon and was probably made in numerous designs because each mother worked with items that were available to her. If the mother had a little extra time and the supplies, she might make arms, and legs and use lace. If time was pressing, she might just wrap fabric around the handle in a way that it looked like a dress. For a young colonial girl, any doll was special.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first spoons were probably made from seashells or stones. The history of the spoon might have begun in Egypt around 1000 B.C. when a utensil was needed for ointments. Other research suggests spoons were used as an eating utensil during Paleolithic times (750,000-15,000 years ago). Prehistoric people used shells or chips of wood as spoons. They may have fastened a stick to the shell in order to reach for liquids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe English Celts used wooden spoons during the Iron Age (circa 250 B.C.), which is confirmed by a small ladle discovered at archeological excavations at the Glastonbury Lake Village. Wooden spoons have actually been recovered from 10th-century oak buildings at Viking York (now Coppergate, England).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Middle Ages (5th century to 15th century A.D.), it would have been customary for a host to provide a guest with a spoon made from wood or horn. A spoon was sometimes the only worldly possession an individual had, and it was common for a person to will their spoon to their heir when he or she died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Greek and Latin words for spoon are derived form the word \"cochlea\" which means \"spiral-shaped snail shell.\" This suggests that shells were commonly used as spoons. The Anglo-Saxon word for spoon is \"spon,\" which means \"a splinter or chip of wood.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom inventory records, we know that the early Jamestown settlers brought wooden spoons to the New World. Native Americans whittled wooden spoons from laurel wood and sold them to the early settlers. Because the blunted knives imported from England around 1630 were hard to eat with, the colonists began using a spoon to steady their meat while cutting it. The early practice of eating with a knife involved a very sharp one or possibly two (this was before forks were invented), one to hold the meat and the other to cut up the food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll colonists, rich and poor, used wooden utensils for nearly the first century they inhabited North America. Some wealthy families were able to procure metal utensils before the 1700s. All colonial kitchens were sure to have a wooden spoon, as this was a significant tool, along with wooden bowls, trenchers, and tankards. Even after metal knives, forks, and spoons were in common use, no kitchen was without a wooden spoon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Wales, a spoon was carved and given to a woman who was about to be married. She would hang this spoon on her wall as a message that she was \"taken.\" The word \"spooning\" comes from the giving of a wooden spoon, usually carved, to the intended. Her suitor might carve a heart-shaped spoon which meant \"I love you.\" A key-shaped spoon meant \"You hold the key to my heart.\" A bell-shaped spoon meant \"Let's get married.\" A wheel-shaped spoon meant \"I will work hard for you.\" The carved wooden spoon given to a newly married woman was called a \"love spoon.\" Some of the other patterns carved into a spoon had special meanings, such as a chain (a wish to be together forever), diamond (wealth or good fortune), cross (faith), flower (affection), and dragon (for protection).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn recent times, some brides have carried a wooden spoon tied with ribbons and flowers along with their wedding bouquets. Since a wooden spoon was absolutely one of the most useful items a newly married woman could have, a female friend would usually give the gift. The bride's mother, sister, and friends would make sure to provide her with the necessary kitchen utensils to \"set up house.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWooden spoons have been a common item throughout history and in nearly all cultures because most artisans could carve spoons and they were inexpensive to make. 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Our Topsy-Turvy Doll Kit includes pattern, instructions, fabric, stuffing, lace, yarn, turning stick, embroidery floss, needle, thread and historical background of the the doll. Fabrics will vary. Finished doll is approximately 14 inches in length. Topsy-Turvy Dolls became popular in the southern United States around the time preceding the American Civil War. These dolls could have been made for slave children by their mothers so they could have a \"hidden doll\" when the master was around. Or, the dolls could have beeen made for the child(ren) of the slave owner so that they could roll play. The specific reason(s) and origin for these \"turnabout dolls\" are unknown, but they became very popular dolls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Considered a controversial doll by some, the authentic Topsy-Turvy doll, features a black doll with a headscarf on one end and a white doll with an antebellum-style dress on the other end. The black doll could represent a maid, slave or servant and the white doll could represent the master's child or the mistress of the house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original Topsy-Turvy dolls were created before the Civil War in the Southern United States on plantations where slavery was prominent. Arguments arise as to whether the dolls were made for the slave children to play with or whether they were made for the white children who lived in the plantation house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopsy-Turvy Doll Positioned for Black DollWith one identity on one side and an opposite identity when flipped, slave children could have played with their prohibited black doll and then flipped it to the white doll when the master was around. Others believe that the double-ended dolls were made for white children with the black doll used as a maid for their other dolls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephanie V. Siek writes that this doll \"was a mirror of the African-American woman's life. She took care of white children, but had children of her own -- the white child is present when the black child is invisible, the black child is present when the white child is invisible.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKimberly Wallace-Sanders has explored the possibility that Topsy-Turvy dolls were made by the black mammies to represent the two categories of children they took care of: the white master's children verses their own. After the Civil War, the white side of the doll was identified as that of a child, while the black doll suggested the black mammy caretaker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack and White Topsy-Turvy dolls began to be mass manufactured after 1900. One of these dolls made in 1901 was purchased with the advertisement: \"Turn me up and turn me back, first I'm white, and then I'm black.\" The Babyland Rag company produced a Topsy-Turvy doll with a hand painted face in 1901. Later, wooden Topsy-Turvy dolls were made with jointed arms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegardless of its history, this is a very unique doll and many storybook and nursery rhyme characters have been based on it since its inception. These upside down dolls have been used to teach the differences between the characters, showing contrasts between two opposites, good or bad, rich or poor, average and prominent, innocent and evil, subservient and authoritative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopsy-Turvy Doll Positioned for White DollDuring the mid 1900s, McCalls, Vogart, Redline and Butterick pattern companies began producing their own Topsy-Turvy Doll patterns. Vogart's pattern in the1940s was titled, \"Topsy and Eva Doll--One doll with two changeabout faces.\" Redline's pattern in the 1940s was called Topsy and Eva. McCalls' 1940's pattern #1014 was for an \"Upside Down Doll,\" but both dolls were white. Some of these historic patterns are now available as copies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of the dolls that were made in the mountain regions of North Carolina in the1970s featured one doll head on one side and 2 to 3 doll heads on the other side, like Goldilocks and the Three Bears (with three heads), or Little Red Riding Hood on one side and Grandmother on the other side, but with the wolf on the back side of grandmother. Even Hansel and Gretel appeared with two heads (the children) on one side of the doll and the evil witch on the other. Some of these dolls are featured in a book titled, \"How to Make Upside-Down Dolls\" by John Coyne and Jerry Miller, published in 1977, which features patterns and instructions for ten upside-down dolls. The introduction in this book mentions the Crafts Unlimited group and craft cooperatives that the doll makers in the Appalachian area belonged to. Many of their dolls were sold in New York City and Chicago. John Coyne states, \"This book is the first time any of these upside-down dolls have been shown in a 'how-to' fashion.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe don't know if the original Topsy-Turvy dolls were used in a teaching manner or whether they were just played with. Only a very few of these flip-flop dolls remain from the early 1900s. Several are located in museums and others are in private collections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValerie Borey who holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Minnesota and an M.A. in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago writes: \"Although the Topsy-Turvy doll had changed substantially in design since the pre-war years in the American south, it retained its essential capacity to emphasize the differences between the powerful and the powerless. For this reason, it is a doll uniquely able to detect and reflect cultural tensions as they changed with the times and economic conditions. As if a looking glass into the American social order, the two-headed, reversible, upside-down doll is able to turn things, well, topsy-turvy. In this sense, it is more than a doll--it is a symbol of power, of resistance, of secrecy, and of revolution.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuseums with Topsy-Turvy dolls included in their collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       • California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA\u003cbr\u003e       • Churchill County Museum, Fallon, NV\u003cbr\u003e       • Mariposa Museum \u0026amp; World Culture Center, Peterborough, NH\u003cbr\u003e       • New York Historical Society, New York, NY\u003cbr\u003e       • Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough, NC \u003cbr\u003e       • Philadelphia Doll Museum, Philadelphia, PA\u003cbr\u003e       • Stoy Museum of the Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, P\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePACKAGE DIMENSIONS -\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 x 8.5 x 2\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Historical Folk Toys, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12583429636173,"sku":"CRAFT1HF109","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2187\/2175\/files\/20260129_152619.jpg?v=1769718852"},{"product_id":"historic-folk-toys-craft-yarn-doll-kit","title":"Yarn Doll Kit","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eYarn Doll Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Yarn Doll Kit includes yarn, felt, pattern, instructions, and the history of yarn. Felt colors will vary. Making a yarn doll is a fun home or school craft project and is very popular as a Brownie Scout activity. Our yarn doll measures approximately 7 inches tall when finished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The outfit for this yarn doll is based on a design from the 1960s. Other yarn dolls were not dressed with felt or material; instead, the yarn formed the dress for a girl (or the pants for a boy). Yarn dolls were made during the Colonial America period from homespun yarn. Yarn was one of the first products to be industrialized in North America. The Coats and Clark Company in the United States first marketed Red Heart Yarn in September, 1936, and the first acrylic yarn in 1959.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking yarn dolls became a popular pastime, and the yarn doll was listed as a craft activity in one of the earliest Brownie Scout Hand Books. 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