I just loved these dolls when I found them, really not knowing just what they were until I started to do some peeking. Then I really was fascinated when I discovered the dolls were actually for sewing, with the bodies for a pincushion. Also a compartment for a thimble and one for embroidery scissors.The pair are Asian, Oriental. Possibly of Japanese origin. Dating from the 1920s, the d…
One of my favorite collection is handmade cloth sewing items, such as pincushion, emeries, sewing bags & rollups. Most of these items are one of a kind, with most born out of necessity, although I am sure, others, were made and given as gifts. They span the time, from very early museum pieces, to newly made today. My focus is on the items from the mid Victorian through the 1920's. One ca…
