No 5 15cm soft buttery Cream NEW Crocheted cotton doilies by Kathie Bateman
Kathy keeps herself busy and always has, if not painting, making wombat hats she is crocheting Doilies!
100 % Cotton so can be dyed to suite
To stiffen use a water and sugar solution or fabric stiffener.
They have been folded up for a while just need to sit flat to get their shape perfect
Suggestions of what you can do, search online you will be amazed.
We have alot more so if your after more sizes just ask, when I get time i will put more up These are not prices by the hours of work mum has put in or the cost of materials. I have a whole suitcase full with many embroidered as well to slowly find new homes for. Dianna
- Stiffen and use as christmas decorations
- Make yourself a top or vest
- trim the bottom edge of blinds
- throw assorted ones down the centre of the table for a great effect for dinner with friends
- Use as a doilie
We are featuring Kathie Batemans art on our website as she is Dianna's mum and has made hundreds of wombat hats over the years as part of our fund raising. Yes Dianna's art and drawings will slowly appear here as she gets a bit of time soon!
Kathie Bateman now 92 (2025) is still painting and active in her local art group. Painting is more than a hobby for mum, she always has something on the go. Kathie has won many awards at various art show's and sells most of her paintings when put in exhibitions. Art was all-consuming from the time she was born and at 15 took lessons in show card and ticket writing as well as enrolled and spent three years in the National Art School. Worked most of her single life in the ticket-writing dept of the Mick Simmons chain of stores. Even today she has a small Art Group that meets and paints each school week, this has been going on for over 20 years. Mum says its getting to hard to lug paintings to art show's so were selling on our website with funds going to our wildlife and environment work
Kathie also crochets all our wombat hats and theres doilies as well coming soon, a lucky dip I think! Yes Kathie is Dianna's beloved mum and very good friend.
Care of paintings: Do not hang in direct sunlight, the sun is very powerful and will fade even the old masters! Fly spots and general grime can be carefully wiped off with a little personal hand soap and water, make sure its supported at the back so you do not stretch canvas. Wetting back of canvas where there is a dimple will help any stretches or dimples from poor handling disappear.