Bellyprint “Doili”

The Mamatotowear Bellyprints collection lets you have fun and be expressive with your growing belly. Printed on the belly of our Maternity Tops printed images drape over your babybump.

My grandmother and my great aunt made these beautiful doilies, when we had family gatherings there were always women making things with their hands, crocheting, knitting, embroidering and so on. They did this while telling stories, sitting in a circle and it was my favorite part of these gatherings. Their fingers moved as fast as their mouths, creating crafts and telling stories. My grandma had eight siblings and they all visited each other whenever there was a birthday, so growing up we had a lot of these get togethers. I don’t know how to make doilies, but I love the space they shared, the community and love in that circle of women, so I thought when I was designing these Bellyprints that wouldn’t it be amazing draping a doili over your belly, covering it with all that history and love. Taking this doili out of its original context and giving it a new place to be part of the next generation. My great aunt’s doilies to cover your baby bump!