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Tag Archives: yorkshire

Meet the dolls 4 – The Coal Miner


The final doll – Norman the coal miner

Posted bybettyviragoMay 5, 2018May 5, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:class, coal, cornish, Crafts, e-textiles, miners, mining, museum, national, norman, quilting, social, working, yorkshireLeave a comment on Meet the dolls 4 – The Coal Miner

Meet the dolls 3 – The Knitter


My third doll is Betty, the knitter

Posted bybettyviragoMay 5, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:dales, dent, dolls, gloves, Heritage, Knitting, making, museum, sanquhar, yorkshireLeave a comment on Meet the dolls 3 – The Knitter

Meet the Dolls 2 – The Clog Maker


My little clog maker doll has even managed his own mini clogs.

Posted bybettyviragoMay 5, 2018May 5, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:carving, clog, cobblers, craftsmanship, Crochet, Doll, dolls, making, shoe, traditional, Walkleys, West, yorkshireLeave a comment on Meet the Dolls 2 – The Clog Maker

Meet the dolls 1 – The Fisherman


William the Fisherman doll

Posted bybettyviragoMay 5, 2018May 5, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:aran, Crochet, dolls, gansey, Heritage, jumper, Knitting, making, Maritime, North, scarborough, traditional, yorkshireLeave a comment on Meet the dolls 1 – The Fisherman

Saturday 21st April 2018


I’m in Scarborough, busy knitting in miniature and looking into the mystery of a fishing net.

Posted bybettyviragoMay 5, 2018May 5, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:boat, bridgwater, building, dent, Doll, dolls, fishing, gloves, knitters, making, Miniature, net, pocock, river, salmon, sanquhar, scarborough, somerset, terrible, yorkshireLeave a comment on Saturday 21st April 2018

Friday 20th April 2018


Finally in Scarborough taking photos of the fisherman doll.

Posted bybettyviragoMay 5, 2018May 5, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:Doll, dolls, drawing, fisherman, fishing, gansey, ganseys, making, scarborough, sketching, textiles, yorkshireLeave a comment on Friday 20th April 2018

Thursday 19 April 2018


more on my final project, drawing the Salvation Army band and starting the mini knitters of dent gloves.

Posted bybettyviragoMay 5, 2018May 5, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:army, dent, Doll, drawing, gloves, knitters, Knitting, making, Miniature, morley, salvation, sanquhar, terrible, yorkshire2 Comments on Thursday 19 April 2018

Wednesday 18th April


An update on my final project, and a little bit on sketching people.

Posted bybettyviragoMay 5, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:drawing, leeds, people, textiles, yorkshireLeave a comment on Wednesday 18th April

My Final Project


An introductions to my final university project

Posted bybettyviragoMay 5, 2018May 5, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:Crafts, Doll, dolls, fishing, gansey, ganseys, making, scarborough, traditions, yorkshireLeave a comment on My Final Project

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm


Today I was thinking about the Farmer doll so I took a trip to a local farm. Meanwood Valley farm (www.mvuf.org.uk) is a charity run farm near the centre of Leeds. It’s a short bus ride out and a few minutes walk from the bus stop and it’s only £2 for adults and 50p forContinue reading “Meanwood Valley Urban Farm”

Posted bybettyviragoMarch 14, 2018Posted inDoll MakingTags:Crafts, Doll Making, farms, yorkshireLeave a comment on Meanwood Valley Urban Farm

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