Doilies. Do you still have the ones grandma made?
Back in the day, my grandma crocheted doilies, emproidered doilies, and used doilies on the chairs, tables and anyplace flat. They used doilies on “Happy Days”.
Do you remember them being starched? The ruffles all poked up all around, then you’d put a candy dish or lamp on it to protect the furniture.
If you still have them, where are they?
I have one on top of an antique radio (bulbs, remember taking them to the market to be tested on their machines), one under my grandmas hopechest (remember those), the rest have sit in a drawer.
It’s sad to me that the old, beautiful, handmade items are not appreciated as much these days. My kid sure doesn’t want anything to do with them.
YES! And, I remember my mom starching them with “Faultless” starch which she boiled on the stove! It is blue and yicky looking to me! LOL
Then, she would role them up and put them into the freezer for a few minutes. With a hot iron, she would make them stand tall and beautifully adorned with the roses and such ironed and looking like they were almost real! I can recall her sweating on her forehead while ironing them to perfection.
Yes, I have many of them. Some, are displayed in my guest room while others have thier own special places. I love them and so does my eldest daughter! When she visits, she sleeps in the room where the crocheted pieces are starched, ironed and displayed with my Mom’s yo-yo quilt!
It is a shame that such things are not as treasured today, as they once were! All the work and time they spent and once gone….each thread is precious! Our children only live in their world and it is very much a “throw away” world!
Doilies – Crochet
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