Doilies make for great upcycling material as they are often well-made, beautiful, and in abundance.
The history of the doily is really quite interesting, being created in 1844 and gaining in popularity for many years after. You can often find quality vintage doilies in thrift stores or vintage stores for mere pennies.
We’ve done a roundup of upcycled doily ideas while also featuring a stunning doily wedding dress in our crochet wedding dresses roundup.
In this collection, we’ve found lots of great recycled doily dresses that are cute and expressive to give you some ideas of what you can do with your recycled doilies.
Up-Cycled Doily Dresses
We are big fans of reusing and recycling in all areas of life, but especially in the crafting world. So many things can be reused or repurposed when you are an active fiber artist, like these incredible upcycled doily dresses.
This stunning handmade dress cover is made with vintage doilies and enhanced with embroidery on the front. A meaningful and elegant way to repurpose.
This beautiful floor length dress made from crocheted doilies is stunning. The tea stain color makes it perfect for a summer get away or wedding.
We love the way this artists combined vintage doilies with other cotton patterns to create a multi-textured look and feel.
Another beautiful creation from TatteredDelicates on Etsy, this dress cover has so many different doilies that are embellished with embroidery and other elements for a unique piece.
A bit different from the others, this two piece skirt and vest combine ty-dyed linen with doilies for a unique mesh up of vintage and elegance.
Here's a great example of a simple way to enhance or change a garments look with adding doilies. These doilies make perfect pockets on this yellow and blue summer dress!
A beautiful tunic, these bright and beautiful doilies have been carefully handstitched to create this piece of art. We love how the colors were added in - so much inspiration!
We absolutely adore how this dresses is both crocheted AND using upcycled doilies. What a great way to combine skills and make a masterpiece of a garment!
Adding a trip of lace doilies to this floral pattern dress is genius. It adds both texture and 3D elements that are eye-catching!
Lastly, another great example of combining your crochet skills with repurposed doilies. This cute little dress makes for the perfect summer fling.
I would really like to get help learning how to join crochet dollies to repurpose them into shirts and dresses. Ideas on picking dollie patterns would also be a help.