With names like "Excellent", "Exquisite", and "Exciting", these 8 thread crochet doily designs by Mary Werst are "extra-special!" Each is perfect for any décor and will be admired by all. Easy-to-follow instructions and color photography.

With their delicate, lacy appearance, these breathtaking doilies represent the height of traditional crocheted elegance. The luxurious textures of the patterns are indescribably rich. You truly must make each one to see its real beauty. In addition to the five lacy round doilies, you will find one square doily and one lovely oval. Two of the seven crochet thread designs sparkle with iridescent beads. And because doilies are a classic decorative motif, they'll look perfectly at home in any setting. 7 projects, each in Size 10 bedspread weight cotton thread: Tala (white square doily), Rachel (cream round doily with beads), Heather (cream oval doily with beads), and Hilary, Sherrie, Tanya, and Pauletta (four white round doilies).

These pretty crochet patterns come in striking shapes and are absolute delights to behold. Several of the 18 intricate designs include raised stitches, giving them an irresistibly touchable look. Step-by-step instructions and color photos are included.

Inexpensive guide for re-creating 32 crocheted masterpieces from the 1940s and 50s. Illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions for making lacy cobwebs, gossamer "Wagon Wheels," Windmill Wings, Ring of Roses, Morning Glory, many more. Instructions.

Show off your creative side with these 6 pineapple motif designs for doilies. From the quick-and-easy Four-Square Pineapple to the challenging Posh Pineapple, a hexagon of richly textured stitches, you'll do great -- just follow the diagrams!

Artists, critics, curators, and scholars develop theories of craft in relation to art, chronicle how fine art institutions understand and exhibit craft media, and offer accounts of activist crafting.

A knitted doily can make a striking accent for a contemporary room, gracefully blending a touch of yesterday with the look of today. Decades ago, knitted doilies were just as popular as crocheted ones, and this collection ensures that knitters won't feel deprived of lace-making projects. These seven designs by Rita Weiss show how lacy and elegant knitted doilies can be, to use as a work of art on a table or dramatically framed on a wall. All made using bedspread weight cotton thread, the designs include A Circle of Diamonds (adapted from an 1884 pattern), Springtime Leaves, Lacy Petals, Doily Garden, Elegant Whirly-Gig, Shining Starlight, and Victorian Splendor. Four doilies can be made with or without their sewn-on borders.