I’m one of those ladies that picks up doilies at the thrift store for 80 cents and thinks “Are you kidding me?! Those take forever to make!” and I carry them around like store like little treasures. Well, they are!
I also tend to buy groups of embroidery hoops. They’re usually really cheap and I’ve had great luck in finding them at even greater reduced cost. I don’t embroider much, so it’s pretty ridiculous that I have as many as I do. I’m always keeping an eye out on things to do with my hoops. I’ve made a few little projects here and there, like this photo hoop, but yesterday I decided to put a doily in one.
I married a few more doilies and hoops and liked the look, but it’s winter and I am in hopeless love with COLOR. I wanted it; I needed it; I had to have it. So, I grabbed my ever-growing jar of scrap yarn. I keep anything that’s about 12″ or longer. I wind tiny little scraps around my finger and put them in the jar. I chose a few colors and used a regular yarn needle to weave in and out of the holes of my doilies.
I covered most of the circular doily, but left a lot of the big open spaces in the pineapple doily…well, open. The pineapple turned into a leaf! I was really loving the effect and want to make moremoremore. This is the perfect sit-on-the-couch-with-a-movie project. Like granny squares, these would be absolutely perfect to use even the tiniest scraps of yarn on. Waste not, want not!
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Oh you’re a genius.
These are so so so pretty!!
wow…so clever! they turned out super lovely!!
Crush on these. ♥
It’s not a leaf, it’s a rosebud! So pretty.
aaah! Yes! That makes more sense.
what a cute idea! I like doilies in embroidery hoops. I think the next one I put in a hoop, I’ll do a bit of weaving too :)
wow! that’s such a creative idea! and they look cute too!
is that a brass embroidery hoop? i’ve never come across one of those thrifting, only wooden ones. i’ll have to keep my eyes open!
It’s silver metal, so I don’t think it’s brass. I have only 2 metal embroidery hoops that I’ve found thrifting. They usually come in a grab bag with other embroidery stuff. I like that I don’t have to adjust the tension!
These are great! The idea would make a really good swap (hint, hint)
Omg. You’re a genius. I hoard doilies like there’s no tommorrow thinking the exact same thing, and I may well have to do this, myself!! :)
Have fun!!
Gorgeous! You always come up with such genius ideas. I will be keeping an eye out for doilys at every op shop I visit now.
Such a clever idea!! This looks like a really fun project, too. Weaving is so soothing!
Oh, it is! With the open spaces in the doily, it’s really easy to get a good rhythm going.
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Those are amazing! They look so beautiful, what a wonderful idea.
That is genius Lisa…something even i can do!! My Grandmother had a bunch of doilies and i have hoops and tons of yarn! Yay, a project to do while i am stuck in the house!! Thank you!
Xoxo~Meg
What a great idea; I like how you’ve taken something that was made to be seen one way, into being seen by different people in a completely different way and made it completely your own at the same time. Beautiful.
Love this! I can get behind this type of embroidery and what a great way to use yarn scraps!
Sometimes I think I should stop leaving comments on your blog because I gush too much. But seriously, how could I not?! I l-o-v-e these so very much. I mean that from the bottom of my craft loving heart. Dang lady, you should have your own crafting show. I’d watch. I’d probably write creepo fan mail too.
DEFINITELY the coolest I’ve EVER seen! I wouldn’t even know where to begin with something like that! Thanks for sharing.
xoxo
Janee
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These are SO COOL! The bottom one is my very favorite– I’m off to see if it’s for sale in your shop :) Great idea, you did a beautiful job :)
xo, Leigh-ANn
WOW! what a great idea! they would look perfect hanging on my foyer wall! I have to have them.
I’m hitting the discount stores tomorrow :-)
wow! this is a great! thanks for sharing this!
I found you from the Tangled Happy site. These are absolutely stunning. Hope to try it some day :)