Over the years I have downloaded many lamp shade designs because I love them but I have never stitched one out because I don't need them. Recently I thought "what if I can use one of these designs to create a doily?" and this is what I have done. Hu

I have used three free-standing lace designs, duplicated them twice and four times, and created a large doily to fit my 200x360 mm (or 8x14" approx). The complete doily has been stitched out in one hooping only. The single free-standing lace designs

Rose design from Cathy de France, 360x200mm doily by Martine (Mops). Thank you, Martine, I am using and reusing your lovely design and every time it stitches beautifully. The roses in the vase are not in focus, unfortunately, but the doily is more importa

A gift to a dear friend. Floral design by Cathy de France, 360x200mm doily design by Mops. Thank you, Martine.

Rose design from Cathy de France, Doily border from Martine (Mops). I have split and duplicated the oval doily design by Martine, to accommodate the wide rose design. The resulting doily is now 466mm wide by 195mm. It isn't perfect, but may be I will do

I love this free-standing lace doily and had the design for some time. I bought it from an Australian website. Hugs, Lidia

This is a free-standing lace doily that I have stitched out using rayon thread. Hugs, Lidia

I have made this table mat years ago and thought it wasn't good enough to upload a photo in Cute, but I'm fond of it and when I had it in my hands again a few days ago I decided to upload the photo anyway. The frame design had been made for a 360x200

Years ago I saw a photo of a tablecloth made with hundreds (probably) of this single design, and it was spectacular. My eyesight doesn't allow me to do the same, but wanted to try making a doily to fit my 36x20 cm hoop, all in one hooping. This is the r

Loved this design and wondered what it would look like as a doily. I have used the Repeat function in my software to get it four times in a circle and this is the result. The single design comes from the Embroidery Favourites collection by Sue Box.

I have made this free-standing lace doily with two designs: I have duplicated one design and used the other four times, FSL designs from the Classic Lace collection by Sue Box Hugs, Lidia.