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I'd like to introduce you to some people - these are the magic makers that bring Bamboletta's together.  It starts with my parents and my Nonna. Every week the three of them sit together at the kitchen table and cut the tubing that is the start of every Bamboletta head. They have a little system down pat and usually do it while watching Italian TV.  Then there's Alana, who makes the heads. Sam, who sews all the bodies and Sarah who stuffs them (as well as cobbles the shoes!). Andrea, our yarn dyeing magician that is our doll hair. Leola who...

What makes a Bamboletta doll different? It starts with wool, real, natural, magical wool. The story of what goes into every handmade Bamboletta doll and why it matters.

23 years ago I was trying to find the perfect doll for a family members new baby. I had read about Waldorf dolls and the philosophy behind them and was immediately taken with them, the natural materials, the open ended play - to me something clicked. But ones I saw felt a little soulless, some had no faces and they were very traditional looking. Mind you, this was a long time ago and finding them was difficult. (no Etsy then!) I love colour and texture and I wanted something for her like that. I've always been crafty so I found...