History of Cloth Dolls

eventually tried the human form, using his nieces and nephews as models. Stitching and stuffing the figures, he created what he called Little People. He said they had been found in the cabbage patch. Mothers used to tell this tale to their children when they would ask, "Where did I come from?" Each one was different as he formed their faces with a stitch and a tuck and painted eyes. He began to sell them at gift shops and county fairs and came upon the idea that these special little people should be adopted rather than sold. This ideas was a stroke of genius and appealed to many of his customers. He created an elaborate fantasy world for his kids and eventually bought an unused clinic which became Babyland General where these Kids are still being adopted by faithful parents, both young and old, today.

Ultimately, with the popularity of his elite and rather expensive Cabbage Patch Kids soaring, Xavier branched out to modern industry to make a more affordable version to be marketed to children. These were made with a vinyl head but still maintained the soft sculptured body. Both forms of the Cabbage Patch Kids are still currently on the market.

Many of the folks who enhanced the cloth doll's importance over the years have come from modest beginnings. This was the only sort of doll their limited funds would allow. Whether it was a young man with a dream or a mother with a young daughter, cloth dolls have made a great impact on people of all walks of life and maintain a solid place in doll history.

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