Comments Page for the Hitty Research Question
comments: I first discovered Hitty November 2004 when searching for miniature info. Esther Robertsons site came up, and as I know and admire her work ,logged on and thus Hitty was born for me. Unlike 12th scale dolls , Hitty can be played with. Each of the Hitty artists have their own style, and this is a good excuse for the Hitty family to grow. To date I have one cloth Hitty from Sara, but two wooden ones on order. A great sadness to me is that some Hitty artists only sell through ebay, a no no for me. Somewhere in the post is Rachel Fields book, which I'm longing to read. At the age of 55 its a good idea I'm retired, I don't know how I found time for work!!!
comments: I was 9 when I got a second-hand copy of Hitty from my mother. A friend had a china doll her mother dressed to look like Hitty complete with coral beads. My friend called her doll by Hitty's full name: Mehitable. I was a subscriber to Doll Reader when the articles started coming out about Hitty. Then, a doll club member brought a Jeff Scott Hitty to Show and Tell. Finally, friend Annabelle got to go to the convention and brought back a Little Judy Brown Hitty. I was hooked! I swore I'd only have the one. Ha! Now I have 4(Sarah Cole, Raikes, Laura lee Leonard, and the little Judy Brown) plus Marygold. they have a lovely den with fireplace and sitting room plus dining room table. They also all have bedrooms, each a different personality. Little Judy Brown's Hitty has a whole house, although she rarely visits it because she hangs out with the other Hittys in the larger scale setting. Her house has many visitors, though. Several 1800's dollhouse dolls, plus German dollhouse dolls, some pets....Hitty gives me much pleasure. I can't wait for the Reunion! Susan in CA
comments: I was introduced to the world of Hitty when my sister
bought a Raikes Hitty for our mother for Christmas 2003. I had read the book
but I had not realized that Hitty was an actual real doll until my sister sent
me the link to Hitty.org. I've learned so much about the real Hitty, have read
the book a second time and may even buy the book and doll for my daugher's 25th
birthday. I hadn't realized that I already owned two Hitty type dolls and I
purchased a Raikes Hitty for myself soon after Christmas. I've always liked
dolls and have collected a few over the years and have many dollhouse dolls,
but none (other than my A.G. Kit who looks like my Mom when she was 10 and grew
up in the same era) holds a place in my heart like Hitty does. Thanks for the
great site and all of the wonderful Hitty information.
comments: I learned about Hitty through a program that was given
by a Hitty collector at my doll club meeting. I came home that night and promptly
put in an order for a Robert Raikes Hitty. The next day, I won an auction for
Hitty's undergarments, and they even arrived before she did. I'm only just beginning
my collection, but am enjoying her already!
comments: I was shown photos of my friend's Hittys and then she
told me about the book. I bought one on eBay and read the story and fell in
love. After that I had to have a Hitty and my family has grown.
comments: I read the Hitty book when I was a child, about 10 years
old. I was an avid reader (and still am) and a doll lover. I had a wonderful
collection of dolls but I had no idea a "real" Hitty existed
until a few years ago when I stumbled across her story when researching something
else! I have been making dolls, collecting dolls and costuming dolls ever since
I was a child and had a generous grandmother who bought me dolls for every occasion,
but I never had a Hitty - or a wooden doll of any sort, really. My husband bought
me my first Hitty 2 years ago, a Raikes Hitty, and I have a lovely cloth Hitty
that I received in a fabric Hitty swap. These two keep me busy, but I have an
intense desire to carve a Hitty myself. Hopefully I will soon!
comments: I was ten years old when I discovered the book at the
public library. I must have reread it many times, as memories were forever being
recalled from the book over the past 47 years since I first read it. I own a
first edition book now, a Lotz Hitty and a Langton Hitty.
comments: One thing i have found with these little dolls,is you
cant stop at one.
comments: An on-line friend sent me my first Hitty - she was paperclay
over cloth (made by her) and as a result I acquainted myself with information
available on-line about Hitty - acquired a copy of her book and became fast
friends. I have since made a view cloth Hittys for myself and friends.
comments: My Hittys are wood and cloth and I love them-
comments: I discovered the book at the library when I was in
second grade (1959). I loved it then and have reread it many times. I longed
for the doll and finally received my beautiful Hitty from Jean Lotz yesterday.
A childhood dream realized many years later!
comments: Our 4 children and I spent a lot of time going to the
library. For the girls I would get every story about dolls. the boys loved them
also. We reread Hitty many times. I bought the book, she was so well liked.
Sorry to say the youngest had the book and can't find it. An old story.
comments: I love all adaptations of Hitty, as well as the original!
comments: I discovered Hitty at age 72! I first saw a doll in
New York, April 2002, and read the book the past August. I read constantly as
a child but mostly Nancy Drew and the Bobbsey Twins, not sure how I missed Hitty.
As a fan new to Hitty I have already been to Stockbridge to see the original
and have given five paper back copies of the book to various people. I have
my Hitty doll and started her journal. I am looking forward to having many adventures
with her! Such a delight!
comments: I am 72 years old and just discovered Hitty this past
April (2002. I did not hear of her again until August, then read the book and
now I am hooked! My husband and I just got back from Stockbridge and what a
thrill it was to see the original Hitty. Now my Hitty can start her journal!
I was a constant reader as a child but Nancy Drew and the Bobbsey Twins were
it and I did not know of the Hitty book. Since August I have given away five
paper back Hitty books. I am looking forward to future adventures with my Hitty!
comments: I fell in love with the book when I checked it out of
the library when I was 10 or so. I immediately wanted a doll to sew for and
my grandma bought me a Madame Alexander 14" Degas Girl. Many years of fun,
sewing for dolls followed. I made a wardrobe for my NASB Sara when I was 15.
She was my Hitty substitute being the right size and very personable. She's
now my travel doll. I found the book again several years ago and re-read it
every summer. I didn't realize there was a real Hitty until I was in an online
miniatures group 7 or 7 years ago with Bill Fifer and saw his web page with
her photo. I hope to try my hand at carving one soon.
comments: I first heard about Hitty from Virginia Heyerdahl. Virginia asked me to develop a cloth Hitty doll. If I received the original Hitty doll, I would be thrilled. I would put she and her belongings behind glass! Barb
comments: I learned of Hitty when my oldest daughter brought home
the book from school. That was 17 years ago. We both instantly fell in love
with Hitty! I am patiently awaiting the arrival of my first Hitty and will be
making some of the clothes from the project pages. Thanks for sharing the patterns.
comments: How much does a Hitty doll cost?
comments: I recently discovered Hitty through a friend on another
doll list. She would share photos of this little doll and her new outfits. Then
she shared a photo with several different models of this doll (I learned later
they were each carved by a different person). I was fascinated by a couple of
them and began to ask questions. She gave me sites to look at and I found a
paperback copy of the book to read. Once I started reading, that was it! Had
to have one (but I know there will be more than one)! Now that I have Hitty,
she is a constant wonder and every time I look at her, I think of one of her
adventures.
comments: My mother gave me Hitty (the book) when I was a little
kid. I re-read it recently, and mentioned it to my mother, and found out that
her father had given it to her when she was a little girl, shortly before he
died, and she had always loved the book, too. Reading it as an adult, I realize
that Hitty has a tremendous serenity and confidence that takes her through whatever
happens to her -- maybe that's why my mother and I liked the book so much in
our unsettling childhoods.
comments: I was an avid reader as a child and worked my way through
the alphabet with the authors. "Hitty" became one of my favorites,
and was checked out many times. I always wanted my own Hitty and now have five
of them. My newest is the Michael Langton perfume bottle Hitty. She travels
with me. On our latest trip my son took some photos (close-ups) of her for me.
She had a great Christmas, and received a sleigh, cupboard, and matching chair.
Her house is well on the way to being furnished. I really enjoy that little
doll! MR
comments: I fell in love with the book when I was eight. I wanted a Hitty doll but there was no such thing to my knowledge (1959). We had a little wooden polish doll with braids, but I pretended she was Hitty.
comments: Hi, Right now, I have one Hitty, living with me. With all the things, I'd like to do with her, one is enough.
comments: I actually only have one original Hitty and a Mrs. Plum, and two Hitty Little Sisters.
comments: I discovered Hitty through a friend who bought one of
the early Marylee Sunstrum Hittys and attended the first FOH meeting. I was
collecting dolls that went with books for the display I do at Libraries but
although I loved the doll it was more then I thought I could afford. However
once I discovered the Wood chat site on aol and started to hear about Hitty
and saw Judy Browns Hitty and talked with Jean Lotz, I read the book and have
been hooked ever since.What has always puzzeled me is how I missed the book
as a child. I was an avid reader and spent most of my time in library. The first
Hitty that arrived is my travel Hitty and has had some fasinating adventures.
She actually made traveling much more interesting too as she interested other
folks with whom I then got into conversations. Why I ever thought I couldn't
afford a Hitty I don't know, I guess that was before I realized how short life
is and I needed to enjoy myself and not worry so much about the future. I feel
lucky that i have grandchildren who seem to enjoy Hitty and love to play with
them when they are here.and so unlike my antique dolls which I will sell I will
never part with my Hittys.
comments: I first read the book as a child of about 7/8. My father always took
us to the public library at least once a week. After reading the book I took
the book out of the library at regular intervals because I really wanted one
of my own ( but we could not afford it )I loved that book so much. As years
past I never forgot the book and happened to mention it in conversation with
a relative about a year ago. After this conversation I decided to try to find
out who wrote the book and if it was still in print. As I was born ,raised and
still live in and London, England I went on to several " reputed"
book sites but could get no joy. I then decided to try a search engine and.....lo
and behold ....I found you !!!! I cannot tell you how excited I felt. I immediately
ordered the book, read every detail on your web sites and am currently awaiting
the delivery of an "old" edition of the book to arrive from the States
that I bought from the ebay auction site.(Again with information from your own
web site) My only regret is that so far I am not an owner of a lovely "Hitty".
That is my next important task to do. I would like to thank you all for giving
me back my childhood dream. You cannot know how wonderful that is.My father
recently died and this book besides, giving me great enjoyment also brings my
father back to me..... Best Regards to you all from Jenny ( aged 52!) ( PS Sorry
I cannot erase the number 1 in the question of how many Hitty girls currently
live with you )
comments: I have two hitties Hitty JO and Hitty Louise. Hitty Jo was given
to me by my niece as a Hitty Hug and Hitty Louise was given to me by my sissy.
They were both carved by Sara Cole.
comments: I know I had dolls when I was little, however don't remember being
as interested as I am now. Maybe because I have more time and tried my hand
at carving my own Hitty.
comments: I love to read and often get caught up in the characters. I was fascinated
with the Hitty character from page 1 of the book. To add to my interest , my
grandaughter is a wooden doll artist, and she sent me pictures of the carvings
from the beggining. On mothers day , my grandaughter sent a package to her mom
, at my house. When my daughter came, on Mothers day , to pick up the package,
I discovered it was for me. I cannot begin to tell you the surprise and gratitudeI
felt, when I learned it was her original Hitty Maggie.
comments: Hello Julie and this is so nice of you to do this. I love Hitty as I can relate to her more than any other doll. I have an antique doll collection and love them all. Hitty is close to my heart and travels with me. I don't worry about breaking her or abusing her. She's a terrific traveler and I have her in my mothers place as Mom also loved to travel. In fact my mother died on the highway to heaven. (She was in an ambulance taking her to Omaha, Ne for a pacemaker.) Hitty knows Mom quite well and remembers her love. I love to sew for Hitty as her type of dresses (cotton) was what I wore as a child. Only difference mine was made from feed sacks. We did get to pick out our favorite prints when Dad went for feed. Sometimes Hitty goes with me to pick out her favorite. We just have so much fun together and people love Hitty. Even the Dr's at Mayo's, I had them sign her journal and my husband could have crawled under the rug. It was fun seeing these genious busy men holding her and asking about her. Her travels never end and I certainly will have her with me on mine. Thanks Julie, your Hitty friend
comments: I saw Hitty in doll magazines for years, but really didn't know anything
about her except that she was a wooden doll and there was a book about her.
I finally read the book in June of this year (2001) at the age of 52!!!! Now
I am madly in love with Hitty. My 81 year old friend, Joy, also read the book
in June. We are both interested in all the information we can find about Hitty.
Hitty helped my friend get interested in dolls again after an encounter with
cancer had left her uninterested in dolls for quite some time. THANK YOU, Hitty!!!!!!
:o)
comments: I am sorry I did not learn of Hitty earlier. My Hittys and my Hitty
and my Hitty Friends have been of great comfort to me this year. When Involved
in presenting a Hitty Tea at a library, I feel I am doing something more than
a simple community service as Hitty herself, as if by magic, seems to form a
unique relationship with each new young reader. I have given both Hitty books
to the oldest two granddaughter's and plan to read the original to the next
in line by age who is three and a half. Hopefully, all will have dolls from
me in the next few years.
comments: I first read the book when I was about ten years old, and I always loved it. I think Hitty had a lot to do with instilling in me a fascination with wooden dolls. But it wasn't until I was an adult that I tried carving dolls and then happened onto other Hitty lovers on-line.
comments: I never read Hitty when I was young. I found the book in a homeschool "books to read" list. My dtr and I read it and were enchanted. Later, we found out about the real Hitty doll from an article in Doll World. Since then, Hitty has been the center of all of my hobbies and "spare" time.
comments: I loved the Hitty book from the time I was ten--many years ago. I
did not realize she was a real doll until the article "Where Is Hitty?"
appeared in "Doll Reader." As a child, I tried to find someone to
carve me a Hitty and acquired a number of wooden dolls.
comments: It's not so much Hitty that fills my life, it's the friends I have
made and the people I have met that make this doll such an incredible addition
to my life. She knows no race, age or sexual barriers - she is loved and admired
by all and she freely gives her love to all she meets. Would that we could all
live our lives like Hitty has/is.
comments: I discovered the doll first at UFDC convention 2001
comments: Growing up as a poor child (monetary)I never had any extra comfort items. I can relate with Hitty and her adventures. She has come to life for me in so many ways. I really love what she is and stands for. In this great world thier is really only one of us, as there is Hitty. This makes Hitty special, as we are.
comments: Although I discovered Hitty through the book first, I didn't actually read the book cover-to-cover until I acquired my first Hitty doll. It was the sweet face of someone else's Hitty doll that really got me hooked!
comments: I first heard of Hitty through Gail Wilson Designs, when she was
contacted by the Stockbridge Library about designing a Hitty. My neighbor had
just found the re-written Hitty book, and wondered if it was the same doll.
I did a search on the internet... and found all you people! I found the Rachel
Field book at the library, and have been captivated ever since. Tricia, in Massachusetts
comments: I was ten years old when I discovered the book in the Public Library.
I was attracted to it by the calico print on the spine. I have forever been
fascinated with Hitty. I am now 56 years old.
comments: I found out about Hitty in a doll magazine and fell in love with her. I went and ordered the book, but was the wrong one (I still haven't read it, too big, so I waited for the one by Rachel Fields and when it arrived could not put it down. I then ordered my first Hitty, a DRC, and named her Hittybelle. Now I have several Hittys and each one is special and I, 47 heading to the 50's, enjoy taking them with me on trips.