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Weaver stretches creative repertoire with dolls

Janet Anzlovar shows a doll shes finishing. The dolls dress was sewn patchwork-style from fabric woven by Anzlovar.

Janet Anzlovar shows a doll she's finishing. The doll's dress was sewn patchwork-style from fabric woven by Anzlovar.

Method meets creativity and whimsy in this weaver's art dolls.
Big-eyed and soft-bodied, the dolls made by Janet Anzlovar are detailed masterpieces - of weaving, sewing, embroidering, beading and more.
Anzlovar, who's retired from a long career of teaching in District 70, says she approached doll-making like she did teaching.
"I enjoyed making learning units when I was teaching, so I made one outlining what I would do to be a doll-maker. I set my goals, I listed activities like taking classes and joining a doll club, I listed the resources I'd use.......

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