Beaded Crochet Doilies Collection

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BEADED DOILIES / JUGCOVERS (Pastel Pink)

A lovely pair of small beaded doilies in pastel pink with matching glass beads. Handcrafted in #20 lace-weight cotton in the traditional \

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I have been crocheting for over twenty years, and in the last few years, I have ventured into the realm of doilies. Doilies are not just for old people anymore. When made with the right yarn or thr…

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(UPDATE: March 2015 – I remade the photo above to work in with my 2015 Year of Gentle Domesticity) As I shared the other day after my linen cupboard clean-out re-organisation, I have re-acquainted myself with scores of lovely doilies, napkins, and tablecloths collected over the last twelve years or so. With the children now all grown up and living adult lives, my precious linen treasures are no longer in use during our daily afternoon teas, hence their relegation to a tub in my linen cupboard. I decided that apart from a few favoured pieces kept for occasional table settings, celebrations, or visits by friends, I’d find a sensible use for the rest. Today I chose to play with some delicate crocheted doilies. When I was a little girl my nana would set the table for every meal, and in the centre of the table, next to a mountain of freshly sliced bread, would be a jug of milk to use in our cups of tea. Draped gently over the jug hung a crocheted, bead edged, doily. As I fondled the pretty hand crocheted doilies today I had that picture in my mind. So, remembering we had a large box of beads leftover from Blossom’s beading hobby so I set to work. One of my china treasures is a sugar bowl with no lid. I chose a doily, and some jade beads that matched the colours on the bowl, as my first project. Fine crochet cotton in the same colour as the doily was threaded onto my needle, and I began weaving the thread into the crochet near where I wanted my first bead to hang… I made a knot in the end… …and threaded a jade bead onto the cotton, before making another knot right near the first, to hold the bead in place. I left a little slack in the cotton so the bead could dangle. Then I weaved the cotton back through the crochet of the doily for about 1/2 an inch. Clip the end of the cotton. Continue on for all ‘points’ of the doily until you’re done. Doesn’t it look pretty!? The green matched the leaves on my sugar bowl perfectly! Doily number 2: I chose pink glass beads for the edging because they matched the roses this time. It takes about 15 minutes to make one small beaded jug cover from a crocheted doily. Wouldn’t they make simple but sweet Christmas or swap gifts? During August I am going to attempt to ‘makeover’ a number of crocheted or embroidered linen doilies. Would you like to join in? We’ll call it \

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3.1Kshares Facebook49 Twitter3 Pinterest3.0K StumbleUpon0 TumblrCrocheting is indeed an art! If you have been crocheting for a long time, then you would definitely understand what it takes to master this skill. But once you become skilled at it, nothing seems much difficult. Whilst you think you have really become a pro, then here are some challenging crochet patterns for you. In the modern times, people often avoid creating doilies. Hence, we will be sharing complex crochet doily p
atterns for masters. This will do two things. Firstly, it will make you learn something new and challenging. And secondly, the art and

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