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English Garden creations, a talk on Trendon’s Sasha dolls and handmade festival outfits made for a memorable second day.
Fifteen Dress a Sasha entries shared the Saturday spotlight with talks on doll making, Sasha’s influence and the stories behind the collection.
Brief Saturday displays at the Sasha Festival 2024 revisited Rosie Shortell’s dolls and costumes, alongside Dawn Law’s notable prams and UK couturier outfits.
A surprise table gift exchange, Janet Myhill-Dabbs paper dolls and a joint second-place finish made day three memorable for Sasha collectors.
A 1973 pumpkin stringed girl, a freckled waif and handmade outfits made the festival sales tables a memorable stop before an evening film and doll lineup.
The 2024 Sasha Festival closed with breakfast, special doll raffle wins, keepsakes and a first look at the 2025 gathering in Columbus, Ohio.
Sasha Festival raffle winner Archie has a handmade wardrobe, toys and accessories donated by a community of collectors and makers.
An autumn outing takes 8-inch doll Gigi from Beningbrough’s walled garden and woodland to its Victorian laundry and Mary Delany exhibition.
An 8-inch Gigi unwraps a complete grunge look from Fran, including a tartan skirt, heart-detailed boots and a studded handbag.
A Christmas and winter redressing brings Gigi together with four Heather Maciak dolls, revealing shared shoe and clothing fit alongside distinct looks and artic...
A childhood birthday outfit becomes a doll sized knitting project, adapted from vintage designs with Shetland yarn, a charted flower band and handmade sandals.
Four Sasha displays turned a library cabinet into a storybook exhibition, paired with a 24-sheet trail and nursery rhyme singalong.
A Sasha doll outfit combines a book pattern, South African shweshwe prints, reused fabric and hand sewing for the Ann Chandler raffle.
Three Sasha dolls model sundress variations, including shweshwe fabrics paired with a handmade Nieu-Bethesda tote featuring ostriches.
A vintage pattern, repurposed shirt fabric and carefully fitted shoes give Sasha Studio doll Trudi a new nautical look, joined by Edmund in his Gotz sailor outf...
Paul’s eight handmade playground pieces gave the tenth and final Chat ’n Snap a lively Sasha doll display, alongside outfits, sales tables and a raffle.
Seven Sasha dolls stage tree decorating and a carol inspired scene, with handmade outfits and keepsakes adding personal detail to the library display.
A mother and daughter turned a 1960s pattern into a Goth Christmas sweater, finished just in time for Christmas 2025.
A library display pairs nine Sasha babies at play with two Gregor dolls as elves, handmade shoes and a children’s literary trail.
A rescued 14-inch Ideal Toni gets a handmade floral outfit, while Trudi models an embroidered Liberty fabric dress beside other dolls.