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Show IVeedlecraft rews Z IRISH EYES WERE SMILING when this exquisite doily was done. Along with imagination and wit, the Irish are known for their beautiful crochet work. Convent-bred colleens learned this lace-making lace-making technique from the nuns. Today, crochet is still a gentle art Agile fingers can create contemporary designs with a hook and thread, as well as the traditional charmers. Do A Lace Doily Make lace while the sun shines. If you have never ever made a doily, this j "Rose of Erin" design is an excellent beginning-Mother beginning-Mother and daughter will J certainly agree on its deli- " cate beauty and grandmother grand-mother can teach them both how to crochet. The young-er young-er generation appreciates hand needlework as much as the older. Ring Around With Posies The design is based on the pinwheel. A fine ring of raised rosettes 1 is worked around the central swirl. Completed, the doily measures 15 inches in diameter. The fineness of a lace doily enhances a mellow antique table. Free instructions are available by sending a sell-addressed, sell-addressed, stamped envelope to the Needlework Editor of this newspaper along with your request for Leaflet S 390. |