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Inspiration: Doily on Canvas Art

What would you do with a stack of doilies right now if you were at your most creative?

Inspiration: Doily on Canvas Art, handmade crochet project

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Jul 2026Last updated
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I’m continuing to work through my own personal transitions but I still have lots of crochet inspiration to share with you. I think doilies have tons of potential for so many different things including art.

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I’m loving this example of layered doilies-on-canvas, a wall hanging by Etsy’s WhiteHome, who explains:

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“It has been created from a canvas that I painted brown in a blotchy rain spattered technique. I then covered it with overlapping doilies, and added hand made fabric flowers of cotton, silk, and felt. The design is all creams, whites, and beiges.”

I hope that this inspires you to consider new uses for doilies. What would you do with a stack of doilies right now if you were at your most creative? Get more doily inspiration.

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Kathryn

San Francisco based and crochet-obsessed writer, dreamer and creative spirit!

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