Faerie Dress and Bonnet: Miniature Crochet

I usually call them Elf Doilies:

http://s346.beta.photobucket.com/user/wanderbee/library/My%20Finished%20Doilies/Elf%20Doilies

They are made by Diane Wilson, who crochets wonderful items in miniature, she's an artist! They are so darling I dubbed them "Elf Doilies" because they must have been made with special thread.



But this dress and hat are so cute I call them the Faerie Dress and the Faerie Bonnet.

Actually, instead of the usual size 10 or 20 thread for a doily, she uses size 80 (correction from previously posting it was size 40) or sewing thread. She makes a coaster pattern which can be used as a delicate doily for a doll house, and yes, to 1/12 scale.

She sells her lovely doilies here: Diane's Dainty Doilies

Crochet in Find Your Style

So, I was watching one of my favorite programs, Find Your Style, and at the end, when she stepped in to put the finishing touches to the room, I saw that she added a doily! Karen is so hip, and she used a doily! And you know what? It looked "right" in that room, too. If/when I can find the show, I'll put the URL if it's possible.