A short instructional piece from Godey's Lady's Book on making a doily from braid and lace stitches. The design is traced on cloth, braid is tacked on and its points fastened, and the spaces are filled with twisted bars and lace stitches. The border is made of braid circles filled with lace stitches and joined to the centre. Two illustrations show a round doily and a fan-shaped braid and lace piece.