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Old-Fashioned Doilies to Crochet (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace)

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This collection of vintage doilies is exceptional in that it offers several different kinds of doilies. There are filet pieces, pieces with single or double ruffles, flower doilies, and other patterns you may remember seeing your grandmother make. It is a very useful book for the serious threadie to have.

I purchased this to use to teach my sister-in-law. It has easy pieces to work and they are very nice for using under a centerpiece on the dining room table, a lamp on a side table, or other places where you want just a little cushion under something to protect furniture. I know I'll use it over and over.

C'mon ladies, let's get real here - anyone serious about doilies will know this book is just doesn't cut it. There are absolutely no chapters on the art of speed crocheting nor doily folk lore. Also, some of the patterns in this book are so elementary they could be created by a someone who is only a class I or II doily maker. If you want a real doily book, check out "Give me Doilies, or Give me Death" by Mike Johnson - you won't regret it.