Nancy's Corner - Poppi Dolls
Clip: Season 2500 Episode 2518 | 5m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Elizabeth Schell talks with Nancy via Skype about the poppis, the African doll project.
In South Africa the skill of sewing shweshwe poppis-the African term for dolls--benefits both children and doll makers. Elizabeth Schell talks with Nancy via Skype about the poppis project. These cute little dolls are made with 100% cotton shweshwe discharge print fabrics from South Africa. The dolls are based on children's drawings at a malnutrition and rehabilitation preschool in Zola, Soweto.
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Sewing With Nancy is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
Nancy's Corner - Poppi Dolls
Clip: Season 2500 Episode 2518 | 5m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In South Africa the skill of sewing shweshwe poppis-the African term for dolls--benefits both children and doll makers. Elizabeth Schell talks with Nancy via Skype about the poppis project. These cute little dolls are made with 100% cotton shweshwe discharge print fabrics from South Africa. The dolls are based on children's drawings at a malnutrition and rehabilitation preschool in Zola, Soweto.
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