TINY DOLLS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7865, 29 July 1911, Page 13

TINY DOLLS

In a quaint little country town, ire are told, lives a.a Indian maiden, who is called the “Queen of the Needle,” because .she makes the smallest dolls in the world. First she shapes the body of the doll, not more than three-quar-texs of an inch long, out of wife, then covers it'with fine silk thread. The clothes are then cut out and. carefully fitted on the doll. "When they axe in place, the "Queen of the Needle” embroiders them with the finest cf silk, using a needle that seems almost too small to hold. After the doll is entirely, dressed, the hair is fixed, and braids : are plaited and. ribbons tied with the utmost skill. Although: these - dolls require : great skill and patience, it takes only about two hours to make'-one. When they arte shown in the quaint little shop, Aheae dolls, which: are dressed -up as gentlemen, or ladies, or peasants, present a dainty picture. * * *