As a crocheter, I have to agree with not cutting them. Most are a work of art that took hours to crochet.
When I was nine my father died so I directed my fatherly feelings toward my BIL that had just returned from the war.
I crocheted around white linen for my sister's vanity that had the dropped down center piece. I made one oval for the center and two rounds for the ends. I was so proud of what I had done.
A few weeks later I was at their house and there was my BIL with his foot on a stool, shining his shoes with the oval piece.
Need I say my nine year old heart was broken?
I am now almost 72 and the memory still hurts.
We show our love when we make something by hand for someone. When they trash what we have made in love, it is the same as trashing our hearts.
Forgive me if this too personal.
Joyce Raab