This will be the last doilie post for a while.
I'm all doilied out!
Someone asked me why I'm so into old textiles.
I guess it has to do with my childhood.My mother collects and deals in old folk costumes back in Norway, and I got to love and respect the work and time that went into these textiles.
For me the doilies and other scraps of vintage fabrics are a pice of history.
And by using these doilies and putting then into a new context, I feel that the history goes on.
So doilies of the world....UNITE!
( Don't forget to leave a post for the doilie jacket give away, the draw is tomorrow morning)
Photos again by Frances Janisch for Country Living.
I have loved all of your doily posts - thank you!
Posted by: Kathryn | March 06, 2008 at 10:30 AM
You do realise that thanks to your brilliant ideas there is now going to be a worldwide shortage of doilies...
Posted by: janet clare | March 06, 2008 at 10:39 AM
I love the doilie! I just bought a bunch off of ebay and put one on a sweater (you can see it on my blog.) I bought some fabric stiffener recently with the idea of making bowls out of them, not sure how they would turn out. Then I found your blog yesterday and I'm convinced that I have to make them!
Keep the doilie love coming :)
Posted by: Lorrie | March 06, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Thank you for giving new purpose to the doily! I have a bunch of these that I will now look at with different eyes. Your work is just beautiful!
annie
Posted by: Firefly Hill | March 06, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Vilka härliga bilder !
Kram
Posted by: Pudelflicka | March 06, 2008 at 11:53 AM
Thanks for so many clever ideas! you are so talented finding all these ways to reuse one item and they all look so pretty : )
Posted by: Jeska | March 06, 2008 at 01:31 PM
OMG! I just love the whole vintage doily look! Who knew! And the jacket; pure sweetness and light! Love it, need it, want it :) And thank u for the inspiration that you are on those gray and rainy days! Klem fra gamlelandet
Posted by: Emay | March 06, 2008 at 05:56 PM
I'm a doilie junkie, too! Love the jacket - love your blog. Many thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Andrea Hamilton | March 06, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Fun! and so fantastic! I have an old box with a ton of doillies from my antique-ing days and never once did think to use one under a cloche....perfect for my seaside display in the shop! I adore ALL of these images, kudos to you and to your photographer on this series!
Posted by: tabitha | March 07, 2008 at 08:14 AM
I love all of these photos!!! They're great!!
I can never find doilies!
Jennifer
Posted by: Jennifer | March 07, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Your doily posts have been lovely, and inspiring.
Posted by: Breanna | March 07, 2008 at 05:53 PM
OMG...I'm am not a doilie person...I live in NYC for heavan sakes...but, I think you have turned me into a grandma...the way you styled the photos make the doilie look so modern. Who knew?...I crochet and I'm running out to the craft store to buy thread to make my first doilie...OMG, I hope this is not my downward spiral into old age...lol.
Posted by: Donna | March 09, 2008 at 09:40 AM
I have had great fun viewing your dollies and the creations. My mother has quanties of these that my grandmothers made. They never had 'idle hands'. I will look them out when I'm home next. Yours appear to be white. Most of ours will be in a colour my mother calls ecru. Not so easy to work with as white.
Posted by: Em | March 09, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Hello Paul,
Lovely feature. Lovely projects.
Liz
Posted by: liz from @home | March 10, 2008 at 03:09 PM
Hi Paul! Your doily creations are gorgeous! I love the cute round bag! I'm into a doily craze myself now too...I incorporate doily paper on my cards. Do check out my site, I sure will be an avid reader of your blog from now on. :)
Posted by: mel | March 11, 2008 at 01:38 AM
lovely.
Posted by: maggienikole | March 15, 2008 at 03:04 PM
lovely.
Posted by: maggienikole | March 15, 2008 at 03:04 PM
Really delicate and sensitive creations...
Posted by: Leina | March 17, 2008 at 01:59 PM
Oh, this is such an amazing collection of wonderful doily ideas! I just found an other little pile of them at the flea market and was looking for ideas when a friend pointed out your blog! Thank you for the delightful eyecandy!
~Emily in Norway
Posted by: Ravenhill | October 20, 2008 at 03:54 AM
For me the doilies and other scraps of vintage fabrics are a pice of history.
And by using these doilies and putting then into a new context, I feel that the history goes on.
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And by using these doilies and putting then into a new context, I feel that the history goes on.
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For me the doilies and other scraps of vintage fabrics are a pice of history.
And by using these doilies and putting then into a new context, I feel that the history goes on.
Posted by: Channing Tatum | January 20, 2012 at 04:03 PM
OMG! I just love the whole vintage doily look! Who knew! And the jacket; pure sweetness and light! Love it, need it, want it :) And thank u for the inspiration that you are on those gray and rainy days! Klem fra gamlelandet
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Fun! and so fantastic! I have an old box with a ton of doillies from my antique-ing days and never once did think to use one under a cloche....perfect for my seaside display in the shop! I adore ALL of these images, kudos to you and to your photographer on this series!
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