Darling Doily

Handmade fabric doilies are splendid gifts for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or birthdays. Children take such pride in their beautiful, useful creations!

1. On white paper, sketch a doily design and color it with Crayola® Fabric Crayons. Your design will transfer in reverse. Choose designs such as hearts for Valentine's Day or flowers for a person who gardens. Press hard so the colors will be bright when they are transferred to fabric. Brush away any flecks of crayon.

2. Cut white fabric that is slightly larger than your crayon design. Color transfers best on fabric that is 100% synthetic or has a high synthetic content.

3. Have an adult choose a safe, large, flat location to iron. Make a bed of newspaper. Cover the newspaper with white paper.

4. Place the fabric on the plain paper, face up. Lay your colored design face down on the fabric. Cover with more white paper.

5. Ask an adult to do these steps: Set an iron on cotton, with no steam, and preheat it. Place the iron in one spot, press down, then lift and move the iron to another spot. Repeat until the entire design has been transferred. Gently lift design paper. Cool.

6. Glue on lace with Crayola School Glue.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Adult Assistance is required for this arts & crafts project.

Fabric Crayons or Melting Crayons—Melt crayons in a well-ventilated area. Overheating wax crayons during melting or ironing may release irritating fumes. Ironing should be done by an adult.

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Crafts

crayola supplies

• Fabric Crayons

household supplies

• recycled newspaper
• white paper
• fabric
• iron (for adult use only!)
• lace

"My daughter made a set of Darling Doilies with ribbon designs for her grandmother's birthday. Grandma loved them!"
Myra P., mother of 7-year-old.

"All the children made these for Mother's Day gifts. Each one was different and crafted with love. Older children sewed on lace."
Andrea D., after-school assistant.

In the early 20th century, dressing tables were dressed with a set of three doilies. A large embroidered center doily with crocheted edges was usually placed under the jewelry box while matching doilies were placed on either side for a trinket box, brush and comb, or a small vase of cottage garden flowers.