Barbara is a fabric designer and doll artist living in Windsor, CT. She is a wife, the mother of three, and the proud grandmother of three. Also sharing her home is a cat, a brittany, a miniature schnauzer, and an adopted Mexican street dog.       Barbara has loved all types of needle arts since childhood, and was educated in fine arts. She creates dolls and creatures of all sizes, and produces a line of patterns of her designs.       She began making dolls in 1985 when she needed affordable and unbreakable dolls for her daughter's dollhouse.       When her tiny dolls were discovered by the Kansas City Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys, she began marketing them nationwide. Kith & Kin was born.

She has developed innovative techniques over the years to work easily in miniature scale. Example: sew it first, then cut it out!       Barbara was made an IGMA artisan in 1993. (The International Guild of Miniature Artisans signifies that you are the best of the best in your miniature craft).       Articles about Barbara and her work have appeared in Contemporary Doll Collector, The Cloth Doll, Miniature Collector, Nutshell News, Dolls in Miniature, Miniatures Marketplace, The Home Miniaturist (UK), and Australian Dolls and Bears.

Barbara's miniature dolls were chosen for the illustrations in the children's book series Story House Dolls by Sandy Bartholomew. Barbara also created the delightful "Jesus Hugs Me" children's doll offered by LynnLee Toys.       Barbara enjoys traveling and teaching her techniques at shows, seminars and clubs. She also quilts, knits, plays the guitar, and cooks. "Fine Equinery"... embellishment Heaven!

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