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In October I popped into a local vintage shop in the town where I live and while browsing around found a 14" (P90) Ideal Toni doll languishing on a chair in the back room (these dolls are hard plastic, made 1949-1952 in the USA). Her non original knitted outfit was moth eaten and very incomplete as a result, however she still had her original white plastic shoes and her hairs...


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In January 2025 I was permitted to use the display cabinet in our local library for a few weeks during the annual literary festival when I shared the Dress a Sasha displays from the 2024 and 2012 festivals. I combined the display with a literary treasure trail within the library for children as part of the literary festival which helps our town brighten up a dark month in the...


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In August 2024 my elder daughter and I co-designed a Goth Christmas sweater for her. She chose many of the elements she wanted me to include, found possible images to adapt (some from other knitwear, some from cross stitch designs) and in some cases drew what she wanted for me to chart up. I used the basic knitting pattern of a vintage sweater my mother had worn in the 1960s,...


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At the end of November I set up a display involving seven of our Sasha dolls in our local library. This follows the display I did in the same cabinet back in January and February this year as part of a local literary festival. This time the d...


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The tenth and final Chat 'n Snap was organised by Dee and her family, with the wonderful creations of her husband Paul taking centre stage. Paul built 8 different playground equipment items for Dee's 1970s playground and all attendees were invited to place one doll in the scene. 

Paul had built the following: a climbing frame, slide, box roundabout which really wen...


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