A BLOG ABOUT THE ROCHE DOLLS
This is a blog about the dolls made by Lynne and Michael Roche, doll makers. They have been making dolls for almost forty year, in fact it will be their 40th year in 2025. I have been dabbling in collecting their dolls for a few years now , having come quite late to them. Like all doll collectors my collection of them, has changed over the years as I have learned more about them and seen how their dolls have themselves evolved. The dolls vary in size from 23 inches down to 7 inches. The large dolls, those ten inches and above tend to have lime wood bodies with porcelain hands and heads. But be aware older dolls can be all porcelain or have cloth bodies. The smaller seven inch dolls, which are called little friends, are most likely to have all porcelain bodies or cloth bodies with porcelain heads and hands. Always read the details and ask the questions if looking to purchase any of these dolls , should you prefer certain styles of doll. My interest in dolls stems mainly from using ...