Maiya Lima was only 5 years old when her mother noticed a small bald patch on the back of her head. More patches began to appear in the weeks and months that followed in 2015. Her mother ...

A GoFundMe page supports The Magic Yarn Project, to help create and ship yarn princess wigs to cancer patients all over the world. Since its 2014 beginning, free wigs have gone out to 180 children ...

The Magic Yarn Project also makes character wigs and beanies -- like this Capt. Jack Sparrow one -- that are more popular with boys, although any child can request any wig they want. Courtesy ...

Pay it Forward: Whimsical wigs from The Magic Yarn Project bring smiles to kids' faces ... Rapunzel, and Jack Sparrow. Volunteers will often crochet and create the wigs at home, ...

The yarn wigs are soft and magical. The story exploded on social media, ... While the girl patients had a choice of a number of princesses, the boys only had Jack Sparrow.

TRAVERSE CITY — Desiree Herrst can weave together a princess wig in a matter of hours — all it takes is a crochet hook and some brightly colored yarn. Central Lake teen makes yarn wigs for ...

One organization is making that a reality for kids who are fighting cancer by making playful wigs out of yarn. It’s called “The Magic Yarn Project.” “They are really soft, ...

A hair salon is transforming young cancer patients into their favorite Disney princess or movie character. Revive Spa and Salon just started the Kansas chapter of The Magic Yarn Project, a ...

Delivered by pirates to So Original Yarn Studio in Columbia, a large box filled with skeins of multicolored yarn was indeed a treasure chest for recipient Brittany Harrison. As the Baltimore area c… ...