They sure have come along way.
There are so many different styles and looks of a Raggedy. Check out this page, History of Raggedy and see how the raggedy came about and evolved over the years. Great history and amazing inspiration there.
More inspiration for me is a doll artist, Shelly Koch Mama’s Primitives. She makes amazing raggedy dolls; the kind I love. Check out her prim raggedy dolls.
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I checked out Mama’s Primitives and love her work, although it’s something I’m not good at doing myself. I liked the vegetables she made.
She makes awesome raggedies and prim crafts. Thanks for looking at her page. I love her work. And I bought one of her dolls