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 I have several. I don’t have them out right now, haven’t got settled from the move yet. Usually I have one on the top of my dresser, and one a shelf with my Bible. Right now I have them stored in my Mothers Hope chest, so yes I remember those too. I love them, my husband says I’m foo-fooing the house. (Joking)
Growing up, we always had pretty handmade doilies throughout our home. My aunt did a lot of tatting & crocheting, & what a wonderful time she had, giving away her doilies & tableclothes. I can still remember how my mom starched all of the doilies. She let me iron some of the doilies & how much fun I had doing that. You’re right, the old, beautiful handmade items aren’t appreciated like they used to be.
Yes, I do.
I have many from my Grandmother, actually I am the only one in the family that does.
There is one that is probably 1 1/2 feet across and I’m thinking of having it framed. It really is a work of art. This would certainly preserve it for whomever gets it when I leave this terrestrial port.
I remember those things. My mother had them on the backs of all the overstuffed chairs and the couch. She said they were there to protect the furniture fabric from out greasy head (we all used quantum quantities of Brylcreme at the time). By the end of an evening of TV watching and squirming, those nice and white and starched doilies were all wadded up behind our back or between the chair cushion and the chair back.
I can still see my mother boiling starch on the stove and ironing those things. Hadn’t thought of that in years.
I don’t have them but my mom does.
Gosh-I havent seen a doily in a long time. My mother used to crochet beautiful ones for the arms of the couches and chairs.
There were also ones for you to rest your head on. I wonder what became of them too. I can just see suggesting to one of my grandchildren that they learn to crochet and make doilies. I’d be committed. But-it would be worth it to see the look on their faces. By the way-my mother always starched hers. She starched everything that stood still. Not spray on starch either.
Me and my mother crochet doilies they are fun to make. I also crochet many other things like afghans , dish cloths, bath puffs.
Oh yes, I still have Grandma’s doilies and I use them. They are on bits of furniture and under lamps.There’s a bit of tatting on my computer. I never learned to do that, alas. She made all of her granddaughters a large table-top doilies before she died, and she’s the one who taught me how to crochet. Unfortunately she never taught me how to crochet with instructions….so I am re-learning how to read a pattern now. I think of her every time I sit down with my tiny steels and my two ivories. They were hers. I’ll pass them down to my great nieces when I’m ready.
yes i remember, and remember how much i hated to do the dusting on saturday because i had remove everything and the dollie so i could dust and polish everything. the ones i have are preserved in a display case for the future young people to see
I just love them as I have victorian decor and even can make them myself as my grannie taught me as a child.
I have some that I place on the armchair and head rest. I guess you call them Doilies also. Also, a few under the candy dish so as not to scratch the table.
Mine are store-bought. My granny died before I was born.
yes, i like to wear one of them on my head when i walk in the park.
I have them, it feels wrong to throw them out because so much work goes into them.. Noticed on a recent trip to Vancouver Island that some stores were selling them for upwards of $100 a pop (antiques) !!! I have to look into this.
I have them, my children have them and the world probably has many my grandma made…seems like she made thousands. And yes, I remember the liquid starch, I use it on them…but my grandma used sugar water for the ruffled bits, she said it worked better to hold them and mine do go flat with the liquid starch if it’s too humid out…guess grandma knew best!
I have one that my grandma crocheted and I had it framed. It is a piece of art. She passed away several year ago so every time I see it reminds me of her. She is the one who taught me to crochet at the age of 4, I’m still crocheting now.
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!