African doll makers often use traditional techniques passed down through generations. These methods involve using locally ...

You can find the usual sorts of dolls—L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. Remix Lonestar, My Squishy Little Dumplings, Adora Sweet Baby Boy Peanut, and the like—just about anywhere, but in Japan you will also ...

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 ...

Some ministries rely on Scripture, music and dynamic preachers to spread the faith. Teri O’Toole’s ministry relies on cotton, paint and rubber. The 53-year-old graphic designer sold her home to ...

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 ...