I finished this doily just recently. It is made with perle cotton threads size 5. I started it as a cal with a friend. She made the leaves. I made pineapples and more. It is my creation and I have copyrighted it.
If you turn the doily it has a different look:
Good for you! That’s lovely! I love the bright colors, the wavy edges, the 3 dimensional yellow flowers and the pineapples in the corners. I am a huge fan of pineapple doilies and have made more than I can count.
You should be very proud of your creation!
MGM
I am , Thank you! I have been creating small doilies but never anything so large. It was fun and I am planning the next one. :cheering:
Beautiful!!
Your design and colors are so lovely! Size 5 perle cotton is nice to work with. That gives me hope to make a doily! I haven’t had any success with the tiny size 10 threads.
Very pretty!
I will say that I think whatever you use should be something you enjoy working with. I use size 5 thread because I actually took some of my embroidery thread which is cotton perle and has softness and lots of sheen and used it to make the doily. It can be a bit more costly but I like trying new things. Special doilies are created with special threads. I have discovered that you can’t always get the thread with the qualities you want so I go to other sources such as my embroidery threads. I am making a doily with Cebelia thread wich is really nice to feel and has a sheen but not as much as the embroidery thread.
Creating is a process of you and the materials. So have some fun experimenting! I made this Christmas tree using Cebelia and I am trying to decide whether to leave it alone or add something like a rose to the top of the tree.
Thank you for you comments!
Very good point about using threads you enjoy working with. When you mention embroidery thread…do you mean the standard DMC floss? Is that size 5? I hadn’t thought of crocheting with that, but you’d have a world of colors available. I also have a TON of it and can’t use it to cross stitch now because of poor vision.
I really love the Christmas tree! Beautiful symmetry.
When you but the embroidery thread label look and you will see a three or five on the label. That is the size thread meaning in thickness. Three is really thick and I have used that only once to make a doily. I used size 10 up to size 30 thread but after that I find it is like sewing thread. I even tried using sewing thread with three different colors as I have seen doilies using it. Way to much for me right now. I prefer seeing my thread and not trying to do it with a magnify glass. I know people who do use one but my eyes are good!
[I][SIZE=4]Amazing! Love your work…I have done a little with crochet size 10 thread…mainly bookmarks…there is a free pattern on Ravelry for a fan bookmark, by crochetroo…that is what sparked my interest in trying out the thread…plus I want to crochet a pansy doily…I just need another 24 hours in my day…LOL!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful doilies!
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When I was younger I made a doily with a variegated #10 thread. I posted a picture [U]here in the crochet section[/U].
One of the projects currently on a hook is a doily in white thread. Since I didn’t have the size 10 I used two strands of size 20 thread.
I can’t imagine using a single strand of #20 thread (or smaller) to crochet anything.:oo: [/color]
I have made a snowflake which I just remembered out of size 30 thread. Was fun! Beyond that I can’t see using smaller thread. I have just taken up tatting and it should be interesting using maybe smaller threads. I am not sure at this point as I am using both a hook and I hate to say it a shuttle which I hung up years ago with my mother. It was way too difficult but now I am for giving it a try after I use the hook. A lot my friends don’t like the smaller size threads because it is difficult for them to see. I don’t like the idea of using a magnify glass around my neck even though I do use one occasionally for needlepoint but it hooks onto my stand which I use.
I am up for a challenge. Jack, I looked at your doily and it is beautiful. You know you can substitute yarn to make a doily if you don’t have the thread. Lace yarn would give the same results.
I found one of these doilies when I was surfing last year. I drooled a lot as they are beautiful.
http://www.yarnover.net/patterns/doilies/kunststrik/index.html
The one they refer to as peacock feathers is at the head of my todo list at the moment. Members I want you to be aware of one thing these patterns are beautiful but they are knitted doilies!
[COLOR="#300090"]Those are beautiful doilies at YarnOver.com
Have you looked at http://www.hassdesign.com/ by Hartmut Hass? I just seem to remember doilies taking me a long time (of course I was about 10 yo then). 
That is was the only site I had bookmarked for doily designs.
I admire and appreciate the intricate flat designs of doilies. I am stunned by 3D textured and sculpted crochet work (like flowers on a doily).
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I have Hass Design bookmarked. I bought their special one time and sniped all the patterns that the membership gave me. I have ordered a couple of runners from him for my hope chest. I like his designs but I don’t do very much filet work because a mistake there can have way too many repercussions and my kids call me the frogg queen as it is, lol!
superb n lovely
Thank you!
Cool!!! Very nice!
I just imagine if it could be a pillow it would be nice to see it on the sofa.
Really nice work!