Speaking Of Crafts

My grandmother used to crochet a lot,  and she had lots of crocheted doilies in her home.   My mother also crocheted and decorated with doilies.   When I started to crochet,  I did the same thing.   We had doilies on the backs and arms of our chairs.   We made doilies with ruffles and made them stiff with starch so that the ruffles would ‘stand up’ and stay in place.   These were used to sit our table lamps on, and the lacy ruffles would flare around the lamp bases.

I don’t see so many people doing this nowadays, but maybe I don’t get around that much.   However,  these doilies added a nice touch to the atmosphere of a room and were a dainty addition to our decor,  especially those made with flowers and other designs in colors to match our decor.