Congratulations on your pending wedding!

Adding a ruffle to a crochet piece is not all that difficult. However, if you are adding a ruffle to a purchased doily your greatest challenge might be matching the color of white used. It might prove easier to use a second color than try for an exact match.

For the most part a ruffle is created by making looping stitches that take up more space than the previous row. It’s hard to provide you with a “this is how you make a ruffle” answer because there are many techniques and depending on the rest of the doily some might look better than others. However, pretty much any doily pattern could include a ruffled edge except maybe pineapple and other patterns that create points.

Also, if you want to add a bit of sparkle, you could use what’s called filament (very thin metallic thread) along with the white. You can probably find filament in most full service craft stores. It’s usually with the spooled thread or the DMC floss.

Good luck on your hunt for a pattern and I hope you have a beautiful wedding and happy life with your future husband.

Regards,

Michele

p.s. Did you see this pattern Easy Doily Pattern? It wouldn’t be too difficult to add a ruffle to just about any of the rows. Let me know if you would be interested and I can see if I can work something up for you.