Crochet Doily

I have finally completed the pineapple doily. Oh my! It took me ages to complete it.
It is too big to fit into my scanner. So here it is all folded up



-and here all starched up and blocked. It measures about 18 inches in diameter. I worked it with Pearl cotton size 40 and a no:14 steel hook.

Huck Embroidery

I missed getting online the last couple of weeks as I wasn't well.
We finally gave up on our old Acer scanner and went in for a new one. The old one had lived a full and fruitfull life. Thanks to this Acer, I could add to my collection of old and rare DMC crochet, cross stitch and Drawn Thread books borrowed mostly from 70 year and 80 year olds whose families think embroidery and needlework are a waste of time.



This is a Huck embroidery tablecloth we did in Needlework Class when I was in class IX - 1982. It looks a bit shabby close up as I never bothered to hand wash it.
Here is the close-up anyway.