Monday, April 16, 2012

Hanging Out with the Pretty Girls

Hanging in the attic, vintage dolls, in a basket I made in the 1980s. A second basket of mine is in the background. My mother and I took basket weaving classes together one summer, with Nancy Evan Wolff teaching us, my friend that writes the On the Homefront Blog, for Prudent Living. The red hat was "store bought," lol.
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  1. Korean Car ManiaApril 16, 2012 at 12:50:00 AM EDT

    is that done with dry or wet straw when assembling? When my parent's antique chairs has to be re-weaved it had to be be wet. I'm trying to remember the proper name for that.

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  2. Casey ShainApril 16, 2012 at 12:56:00 AM EDT

    Yup. From what I remember, the straw/reeds were soaked thoroughly so they were pliable.

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  3. AnonymousApril 18, 2012 at 11:34:00 PM EDT

    WHEN I WAS A YOUNG GIRL I HAD MANY OF THOSE DOLLS. IN FACT YOU COULD BUY THE DOLLS THEN MAKE CLOTHES FOR THEM. MY SISTER IN LAW WAS CONFINED TO BED BECAUSE OF HEALTH REASON BEFORE HER AND MY BROTHER WERE TO MARRY. I WOULD GO TO THE FIVE AND DIME AND BUY A COUPLE OF DOLLS AND TAKE THEM OVER TO HER HOUSE. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT THE DOLLS COST MAYBE AROUND FIFTY CENTS. YUP, MOM WOULD ROB THE PIGGY BANK SO I COULD BUY THEM. SHE WOULD MAKE CLOTHES FOR THEM. SHE DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB, ALSO. I WAS ALOT YOUNGER AND I WAS SO HAPPY MY BROTHER WAS GOING TO MARRY HER THAT I WOULD MAKE A PEST OUT OF MYSELF BY GOING OVER TO HER HOUSE EVERY TIME I'D GET A CHANCE. SHE HAD POLIO AND A PROBLEM WITH HER HEART. SHE WAS IN THAT BED FOR WAY OVER A YEAR.

    TIME FOR BED SO GOOD NIGHT AND THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING.

    GRANNY

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  4. Casey ShainApril 19, 2012 at 11:46:00 AM EDT

    My grandmother had dolls like this that she'd stick in rolls of toilet paper and crochet dress "covers" for the extra roll in the bathroom! They ended up looking like southern belles with hoop skirts.

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