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Melinda Billam returns to Cross Stitch designing with her new company -- Scissor Tail Designs. In our Olden Days (way back to my first years in business!!!) Melinda designed under the name of Lindy Jane Designs. It confused everybody, and everyone always thought I was her, and she was me! ('cause my name is Lindy -- I guess!... and we were both from Tulsa... and sometimes I even helped in her booth at Market, so nobody even stood a chance of figuring out who was who!) Anyway, Ms Melinda is from Tulsa, and we see her in the shop all the time. Enjoy her new designs! Pretty and delicate... small classics!
Pumpkin Topiary This is so bitty and cute! The main topiary tree finishes only 3 x 4 on 32ct Platinum linen... and that separate topper pumpkin is only 1 x 2 by itself! You could even skip the border and side pumpkins on the larger one, and make it a long, skinny cushion - about 30 stitches wide. Regular DMC of 436, 3011, 3013, 3021, 3033 and 3826.
Merry Yuletide Weeks Monkey Grass and Garnet hand-dyed flosses, a few Mill Hill gold seed beads and some sparkly Rainbow Gallery Petite Treasure Braid, this pretty piece finishes approx 4 x 4 on 32ct white.
Believe in Miracles This is worked on 28ct Waterlily Linen with Bayberry Sampler Thread (converts to DMC 3346). A pretty tone-on-tone, you can choose ANY color scheme you like. The main piece is 85 in stitch count, the fob is only 45... so they finish 5 x 5 and 1-1/2 x 1-/12!
Forever Friends Worked on 32ct Summer Khaki Linen, the main piece finishes approx 8-1/2 x 2-1/2 in size. Consider stitching this with room to add one or more special photos in another hole of the same framing mat. Or what about adding initials or a special date or place to remember? Colors are Berry Cobbler, Cypress and Boysenberry.
Happy Easter That little tree has 15 decorated eggs hanging from it! Stitched on 32ct Cram Belfast, it uses Clay Pot, Shutter Green, Peoria Purple and DMC 3889 flosses.
Ten Carrot Tree Farm This little tree has 10 Carrots on it!!! Every Bunny is Welcome here... and what bunny wouldn't LOVE to have her own carrot tree? Stitched on 32ct Cream Belfast in Clockwork, Monkey Grass and DMC 840, each of the blocks finish approx 3 x 4.
Love is the Key A pretty monochromatic study of Lovebirds... both of these variations are stitched with Weeks Garnet hand-dyed floss. The larger one measures 85 x 75 so will finish approx 5 x 6 on 28ct, while the smaller one will be 3-1/2 x 4. I think they would make pretty pin cushions!
Burst of Spring - March, April and May This is a trio of charts that each present one-third of the final design. Part one includes the border. Worked on 28ct Lavender Provence Linen you'll need Blooming Crocus Classic Colorworks hand-dyed floss to create this lavender effect! Each block is approx 3-1/2 inches square, so the final combo will be 9-1/2-ish long. If purple isn't your favorite.... shop for a pretty fabric that is FIRST, and then find a pretty floss color to accent the fabric!
Mini-Tree and Ornaments Scissor Tail Designs has several new things... this pair of designs is stitched on 28ct Stoney Point Linen and features Rainbow Gallery's Petite Treasure Braid in an opalescent silvery white color. Everything is garnished with Mill Hill beads of 3041 as well. The tree finishes approx 5 x 6-1/2 while the matching ornaments are approx 2-1/2 inches square. Offered as charts.
Americana Posies Some patriotic posies! Scissor Tail's 3-1/2 x 7-3/4 inch piece is worked on 32ct Natural linen in Gentle Art Sampler Threads of Black Raspberry Jam, Baby Spinach, Claret, Gold Leaf and Picket Fence. The smaller hanging bag is that central band simply turned on its side! Offered as a chart.
Christmas Trio Stitched on 32ct Waterlily, each piece measures between 1-1/2 and 3 inches square. Choose one hand-dyed color of thread -- anything you like -- and change out the fabric if you want to as well!! Finish as pin cushions, ornaments, fobs... whatever! Autumn Trio Stitched on 28ct Clay linen, choose Ginger Snap, Desert Mesquite, Red Currant, Queen Bee and Tiger's Eye hand-dyeds. Cute little floral urns for autumn... something you can leave out well into November!
Fleur de Lys We have pretty pin cushions and scissor fobs, beautifully stitched in hand-dyed silks -- all with a gently, swirled Fleur de Lys motif! Pictured here are three of the five designs that are so simple and elegant... the red (cushion finishes approx 3 x 5) are offered together in one chart, the green (large square is approx 4 x 4) and then the blue. Remember that you can stitch any of these in ANY colors you wish... what makes them enchanting is that graceful Fleur de Lys motif, and the gentle shading of your silk thread. Fleur de Lys for Me is the red set -- it features a 3-inch ruler case Swirl offers a 1-1/2 x 2-1/2 scissor fob with a rouched ribbon edge treatment. Square delivers one square cushion, and a miniature square version finished into a biscornu. Understated, and very pretty, all are offered as charts.
Bird's Day Out A sweet piece -- 2-1/2 x 7 on Week's 30ct Tin Roof hand-dyed linen, just the birds and their berries! If you have some tiny red buttons to attach as berries, that adds a bit of charm. Coded for DMCs or overdyeds.