Doilies On The Furniture

[Jazzy1]

Do you remember any family member having doilies?

 

[IrishEyes]

My Mom had our house full of them and would starch them using drinking glasses to hold them up until they dried.
The drying made them wavy instead of flat. She crocheted them herself.

 

[Raven]

Doilies were a handcraft that took a lot of time to make large ones and besides being attractive they helped to protect furniture. I crocheted many years back but do not have any in my house now. I still admire the fine handcraft of crochet.

 

[Oldeagle66]

Yes, it was a part of growing up. My grandparents house were full of them. Brings back good memories

 

[Paladin1950]

My mother had all over the house when I was younger. Not so many as I grew older. After she passed away, I did find some tucked away in a drawer.

 

[Paladin1950]

I think even Hyacinth Bouquet used them.

 

[hawkdon]

Yes my mother also made them, and would starch them to
stand just so .....

 

[Jackie23]

Yes my grandmother would make these and I still have a few of them, I bring them out once in a while, especially at Christmas, along with the flower garden quilt that she made and my 2 kids fuss over who will get it when I'm gone.

 

[Della]

My grandmother used them, she was born in 1882. My parents were all mid-century modern so none for them, but we kids had to be very careful around their white sectional sofa and turquoise carpeting.

I really could use one on the back of my husband's recliner.

 

[Jazzy1]

My grandmother had them mostly in the living room. They were on the back of the sofa and chairs. Also on the armrests. I stayed out of that room in fear I would knock them off.

 

[QuietByNature]

All over the house I grew up in, My mom would crochet them, large or small.

She gave a bunch to my wife and to this day they are all over our house.

 

[Tommy]

In the Navy while on shore leave in Valetta, Malta I took a bus to "the Old City" of Mdina. While there I came across a couple of women "tatting" doilies. I brought home a 3-piece set (centerpiece and two candlesticks) that are still around here somewhere.

 

[jujube]

My mother had them on the backs of the sofa and chair when I was little, and on all the dressers.

My grandmothers had them all over the place. If there was a flat surface, there was a doily. One grandmother crocheted beautiful ones, the other bought them.

My great-aunt was a "tidy" hoarder. She saved every phone book, every broken comb or worn-out brush, every piece of mail, every..... She'd put them in boxes, stack them up and put a doily on the box. Every week, she'd wash, bleach and iron the doilies and put them back on the boxes.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I still use them.

Remember the antimacassar covers on upholstered furniture?



They were originally designed to keep Macassar oil from staining upholstery.


I had an elderly great aunt that used to crochet hot pads using bottle caps. She absolutely insisted that all of the caps be from soda bottles, no beer bottle caps allowed!

 

[MACKTEXAS]

My grandmother crocheted, knitted, tatted, and quilted. She had very little money, so she would often use her talents to make gifts for the family. Although I do not put doilies out these days, my wife liked the ones my grandmother gave us and had some of them out many years ago. In the guest bedroom, I have a quilt my grandmother made on top of the beige bedspread even now.

 

[katlupe]

Yes, I had a huge number of them after my mother passed away. I sold them in my eBay store and they went like hot cakes. I am sorry that I sold them but I could not use them all.

 

[hollydolly]

Yes my grandmother would make these and I still have a few of them, I bring them out once in a while, especially at Christmas, along with the flower garden quilt that she made and my 2 kids fuss over who will get it when I'm gone.

I still have some too...I use them occasionally..


In Spain, the older Spanish people all have doilies on every surface....

 

[Imogene]

My grandmother had them mostly in the living room. They were on the back of the sofa and chairs. Also on the armrests. I stayed out of that room in fear I would knock them off.

Same here regarding my English grandmother. She made all of hers, as I am sure your grandmother did

 

[JustBonee]

Gosh, the last time I remember seeing them was in my Grandparents farmhouse back in the 1950’s.

 

[Lavinia]

Yes. They were a common sight in just about every home. I still have some and still use them.

 

[astralcat]

One of my mom’s hobbies was crocheting – she made many of those doilies, as well as a bedspread which I now have. She even tried to teach me how to crochet, but I just didn’t take to it

 

[Gemma]

Yes, my one grandmother made them and displayed them all over. So pretty, there were.

The other grandmother covered all her furniture in clear plastic covers. (Remember those?) She didn't want anyone soiling her furniture. They were terrible sitting on.

 

[Jules]

They were a staple for my grandmother and mother. I used them on my bedroom side table or in the bedroom with antique furniture. Because of all the love and skilled involved, I felt bad giving them away. They just weren’t to my taste nor any of the kids.

My mother crocheted a dining room table cloth. It looked lovely at Christmas time topping a red tablecloth.

I’ve seen photos of a crocheted piece framed. Made some interesting art. Also I’ve seen a tablecloth used as a quilt topper.

 

[hearlady]

Yes I remember them and still have a few in my cedar chest that were made by DH's DGM.

 

[Lilac]

I have doilies from my Grandma & some of them I still use.

@Gemma, my Mom had that plastic & I hated it.