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By: Crafter by Night » The crafting skills, they are not new.

Crafter by Night » The crafting skills, they are not new. — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:07:53 +0000

[...] the examples I’ve seen with my own eyes are some pretty crazy complex stuff. Consider those examples of antique crochet I found and posted (which I’m now framing). I know from just looking some of those would [...]

By: Miriam

Miriam — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:54:26 +0000

It’s so wonderful to hear about people’s appreciation of handiwork and the histories that some pieces make us recall … I know it would be hard for me to make the time to make something as complex as the butterfly piece, but I do admire it and aspire to being that skilled one day.

By: jd in st louis

jd in st louis — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:29:44 +0000

these crocheted pieces are truly exquisite. i’m so glad that they found a good home with you. thanks you so much for sharing them. i have only one crocheted item, a doll sweater, my grandmother made for my mother (now age 86) when mom was about 4. my grandmother hated ‘womanly arts’. she would much rather be out of doors, fishing, hiking, picking berries, etc. she lived her entire life in rural, northwestern arkansas – a truly lovely area. she also made two quilts – rather participated in their making. they contain pieces of fabric my mom recalls from her school dresses and her brothers’ shirts, etc. such a joy for me to possess these things. i am now crocheting things like doilies in hopes that my own daughter (now age 23) and perhaps future daughters-in-law will appreciate them and pass them down – same for baby afghans although we have no grandchildren on the horizon. LOL. but, handmade items are to be cherished – and used if possible. stains, frayed edges, etc are all indicative of the love that sustained the hands that touched them.
jd in st louis

By: Gwen Crandell

Gwen Crandell — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:24:47 +0000

I also love the old doilies. I’m 68 and my Mom who is 93 taught me to crochet when I was 3. I can’t remember when I didn’t crochet. I have some old doily books with some of these designs in them. I would love to crochet some of them, but honestly, it takes forever. In this busy modern time, I just can’t get started.

By: Valerie Luckie

Valerie Luckie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:01:22 +0000

They are beautiful. My mom and grandmother also did things like this. I cherish them because they were made by them. I also hope the needlearts will be accorded the recognition they deserve. A dear friend of ours died a few years ago and the daughter just tossed out all her crocheted items and truthfully I was sick about it so I raided the can to save them. I just couldn’t let them go that way as they deserved better. So thanks for saving some very beautiful works of art.

By: Perry

Perry — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:41:09 +0000

I share your outrage at the prices that old needlework commands in shops. I hope there are enough of us that rescue this work!

-Perry-

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:24:25 +0000

Those are really gorgeous.

My great-grandmother used to crochet doilies some, and I always thought they were beautiful and fascinating.