Our friend Jennifer E-B. sent us a link to Sew Fun Patterns and their page of “Black Americana” dolls. The website says:
Vintage Black Americana sewing and craft patterns. Collected from all over the world. Many of the golly patterns are from the UK. Hard to find vintage mammy, golly, belindy, mandy sewing patterns circa 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940’s. A pattern copy is available for $7.99 each.
These are some of the doll patterns you can buy:
Here is an endorsement from a happy customer:
I was so excited to see your patterns offered on line as I have always wondered about my “Beulah.” Now I can date her and make more! I received Beulah as a baby gift. I friend of my mothers made her. I was born in 1950. I played with her quite a bit, but yet she sat on a shelf a lot and stayed in very nice condition. I don’t know how she got her name. I wonder if my mom named her and I will ask her about that. I’m sure I didn’t as I was just a baby and grew up knowing her as “Beulah. I’m sending you photos of her for your file and I will send you photos when I get more “Beulahs” and Beloved Belindys made. I make Raggedy Anns all the time and have often wished I had patterns for the piccannys… Thanks so much for offering these patterns.
This makes my head spin a little. Given that the intention of the person selling the patterns and the intentions of the various people buying them will vary tremendously, what do you think of this?
