Shelia Caney of Folk Friends to be at Sturbridge!

Shelia of Folk Friends has been working away getting ready for our Sturbridge, MA show this weekend. Shelia has been a doll maker and doing shows for over 20 years now. It all started after showing her cousin a doll she had made; her cousin loved it and encouraged her to try a local show. Her little hobby turned into a career,  she’s been busy with her doll making ever since. Here’s some cool step by step pictures of her Halloween cats that she’s been working on!

Shelia draws the doll on a muslin fabric, cuts them out and sews them together. They are stuffed and faces are hand sculpted with needle and thread.

The cats here are weighted with pool filter sand.

They are painted with a black acrylic paint mixed with coffee, dried in oven and then aged.

Shelia’s favorite part in doll making is the decorating; making their clothing and accessories. This is when her dolls truly develop a personality of their own.

Shelia has a great following of customers and usually sells out at all our shows. She is normally one of the first torn down on Sunday after the show... leaving with only her display! You can’t miss her booth, she is in the hallway, just down from the Exhibition Hall.