Sewing Rag Dolls

Lovely ethnic rag dolls.

      The name "rag doll" originates from the Greek word, "ragette dolu", a term used to describe a poorly dressed girl. A rag doll is a children's toy. It is a cloth figure, a doll traditionally home-made from (and stuffed with) spare scraps of material. They are one of the most ancient children's toys in existence; the British Museum has a Roman rag doll, found in a child's grave dating from 300 BC.
      Rag dolls have featured in a number of children's stories, like the 19th century character Golliwogg, Raggedy Ann in the 1918 book by John Barton Gruelle and the British children's television series Bagpuss Ragdolly Anna and the popular "Raggybaggy" The character of Sally from the hit movie Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is also a rag doll.
      Today, many rag dolls are commercially produced to simulate the features of the original home-made dolls, such as simple features, soft cloth bodies, and patchwork clothing.

Some of the most charming rag dolls ever: 

• Rag dolls from Doll Mum
• Hand made with love
• Gotta have pink hair
• Lady in waiting
• Maurine's Fiber Friends
• The 2.5 hour Fairy Rag Doll
• one-of-a-kind rag doll
• Lola rag doll
• rag doll from vintage pollyanna
• Late summer dolls
• jess brown rag dolls
• to be held by the hand
• rag doll from Love Laugh Quilt
• sweet rag dolls from blabla
• raggedy friends from Hugger-Mugger Dolls
• sock dolls from "Happy to see you"
• nova rag dolls