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

A free-standing lace Poinsettia design that I bought recently from EmbLibrary. Hugs, Lidia

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.

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

I had this design for a number of years, so I thought it was about time to stitch it out :-) Design from Cathy de France. Hugs, Lidia

I saw this small free-standing lace design and wanted to know if I could make a doily with it. In my software, I have duplicated it six times and rotated in a circle in one go, and am thrilled with the result. The design is called Old Lace Small and is pa

Battenberg doily I have stitched out with cotton thread. Design from Advanced Embroidery Designs. Hugs, Lidia

Tamah Doily. I have created this doily using part 1 of 2 of a FSL corner design called Tamah Corner from Just Lace by Sue Box. Picture #2 shows part 1, the design I have used. Hugs, Lidia

I have mirrored the free-standing lace doily design to create a larger one. Part of the left-hand design has been stitched out using a #80/12 needle but when I realised that the tension wasn't right on the top and also at the bottom, I replaced the n

I have made this doily using 1 of the 3-part Adah design (8 times) from the Just Lace collection by Sue Box. The Adah design also comes in one part for larger hoops but I wanted to try to create a doily with part of it. Hugs, Lidia