What is a ‘Corn Dolly’? An Irish Tradition Hangs as Tan Ornaments at the Fair

Across decades and hundreds of vendors, the Forest Fair has had its share of knitted, cross-stitch, embroidered, and crocheted patterns and fabrics.

Weaving with wheat may be a first of its kind at the fair, but it certainly isn’t a new craft.

On Saturday, using five blades of black top wheat, 9-year-old Cecelia Ross shaped a “corn dolly”, her fingers weaving a vessel the size of a prawn…

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