Barbara Ana Designs : The Silver Needle, Fine Needlecraft Materials


Barbara Ana Designs What a fun collection of seasonal and whimsical designs! All offered in chart format, each is full of cheery color, and most are stitched on YOUR choice of fabric! Some of the chart covers are showing digital images of the chart, rather than the finished piece... that can get confusing when you're looking at the Biscornu designs. But rest assured, the charts inside are nicely done and very clear. Seasonal, Graduation and Everyday... it's a fun selection! Most of these call for regular DMC thread... but also ONE or TWO colors of DMC Variations flosses, which are available in a boxed set of 8 or 10 colors. Overdyed flosses will work, as well.
Spring Scissor Fob Puffy-cheeked bunnies, the buzzing bees in the garden, and of course the lush and delicious carrots, lots of cute-ness in this 65 x 69 square of stitching! 13 Shades of DMC floss.
Tweet Biscornu Sort of a Summer companion to the bird scissor fobs, these bluebirds are nibbling at the Cherry Blossoms. Check out that funky and rotund bird shape... just so cute! Same funny little bird, just finished into a cushion instead of a fob. 86 x 86 Stitches -- 10 DMC flosses needed.
Hummingbirds Scissor Fob You get to stitch two tiny pillows for this design -- larger one is 46 x 39, smaller one is a mere 25 x 25. 18 Colors of DMC, the chart includes the finishing instructions for the double-decker fob, as well as a great close-up shot of eye and beak detail. The beaks are long stitches over 8 threads, and the eye has a sneaky little white backstitch in there that really adds a lot to the bird's charming face. Companions BA's Christmas Robins!!!
October 31st What a cool little garden! Check out the candy corn flowers with resident spiders! Quaker motifs scattered everywhere, critters all over the place and of course that awesome cat, everything about this screams creativity! Offered as a chart, it finishes approx 6 x 6 over two on 40ct. (127 x 171 Stitches.) Coded for DMC floss, get out your overdyeds and see what else you can add to make this your own. The model is worked on something mangy -- choose something dark enough so that the winter-whites will show up.
Halloween (The Moon Laughs) This is a neat design -- and is offered in two different colorways. On lighter linen, choose solid or hand-dyed thread in just a black and gold for the moons and stars. The pic on the darker fabric features everything stitched in DMC flosses -- a combo of 12 classic halloween-y colors! Stitch count of 99 x 171 -- Barbara Ana gives you 'official permission' to pick a hand-dyed linen color of YOUR CHOICE!!! (and I support that!!!)
Trick or Treat Too Stinking Cute -- especially because it talks about stinky feet!!! 'Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!' I know there is lots more to that verse... the girls were reciting it while we were pricing these charts. The kitty atop the boot is perfectly sweet, and how can you not fall in love with these colors! It calls for 5 solid DMC flosses and 6 more of DMC's Variations. Of course, you can pull overdyeds already in your stash... but the Variations might be tempting to try! Offered as a chart, 77 x 79 stitches.
Christmas Robins Scissor Fob A charming little design -- it's a double-decker fob!!! A trio of chubby winter robins -- dressed in Christmas finery with their Santa Hats on -- they are so simple, yet so cute! THEN... why haven't we thought of this before???? DOUBLE fobs??? What a cool way to use coordinating designs?! What a neat way to use cool beads from your embellishment stash?! (With so many designs... you could stitch a tiny bit of the larger design as an accent... and attach it to the main piece!) Anyway, Christmas Robins's top design measures 39 x 46, while the bottom is a mere 25 x 25. Choose your fabric of choice... grab DMC floss from your stash and get BUSY! Offered as a chart.
Owl-o-Ween Scissor Fob Check out that wise old owl! He's standing on a cauldron of boiling brew -- maybe he's not so smart after all! Cute spiders, fun colors... check out our little Made With Love charm on the tassel! Just a 73 x 80 stitch count, it is coded for DMC floss and three overdyeds from your stash. Offered as a chart.
Owlscornu Part of the charm of these funky Barbara Ana biscornu designs is the challenge of actually pronouncing their NAMES! She has a endearing set of seasonal and 'personality' biscornus, and these little owls are the newest member of that family! We have pigs (Holy Mud!), Frogs, Dogs, ladybugs, fish, rabbits, sheep, even little crabs at the beach! That doesn't include the pilgrims, witches and their boots, Santa and some snowmen! These are very simple 4-directional designs. Stitch them like normal. Then you join together a top and bottom piece with whip-stitches. Wierd in shape, these are a cinch to assemble... PROVEN BY how popular they have become!!! Over-the-top, stinking CUTE! Offered as a chart.
Be Hippie 64 x 79, something cute for the therapist's office!!	Deer Friend 60 x 65, this would make a teeny 2 x 2 ornament over one on 32ct!	Lucas the Love Elf Smaller than the JOY elf at 67 square, it's a cute seasonal thing.

Frogscornu 70 x 70... TOO CUTE! You could do the crowns in metallic...	Autumn Biscornu 74 x 74, little dogs, acorns and leaves! I like the colors.	Hallowscornu Witchy pumpkins and little ghosts, we have awesome fabric options for this one! 70 x 70.

Santa Paws Biscornu This one's fun, too. You could stitch your pet's name on it -- 58 x 58.	Vroom Broom Such a run Halloween piece, I love her outfit... but check out the little cat -- hanging on for the wild ride!

Good Luck Biscornu 42 x 42, Bright red ladybugs with little black spots... yellow, green and white in the garden! Charming!	Bootscornu 62 x 62, Love that green background!	Valentine Biscornu 68 x 68, Little fishes taking the bait, verse reads 'You've Got Me!'

Spring Biscornu 74 x 74, Pretty colors, choose any fun button for the center.	Christmas Biscornu 62 x 62, This is one of my favorites! What a cute tree ornament it would make!	Thanksgiving Biscornu 70 x 70, GREAT pilgrims, pumpkins, crows and corn!

Winter Biscornu Some snowmen and cardinals... use a snowflake in the center, rather than a star! 58 x 58.	Black Sheep Biscornu There's one is every crowd! 56 x 56... Choose a fun colored fabric for this one!	Holy Mud Pig Lovers Unite! Isn't this cute? 70 x 70... Butterfly Couture has desert pins that you could stick in this!

Summer Biscornu Crabs and watermelon... again... choose a more imaginative button for your center besides the star! 72 x 72.	Reach for the Stars This darling scholar offers widsom for a lifetime! Offered as a chart, it finishes approx3 x 5 on 28ct and is worked in DMC flosses, with a bit of overdyed in the lettering.	Lingerie Sampler Don't stitch this on that dark brown... instead choose something bright, young, colorful and cheerful! A cute theme... every girl's closet or dressing area needs one of these! Finishes approx 3 x 5 on 32ct... think about adding some petite glass seed beads as fringe treatments on here!!!

Kiss the Cook -- He and She! A delightful pair... stitch it for the chef if your daily life!!! (without whom... you wouldn't eat!) 66 x 64 Stitches. (Don't know why he's more expensive than her... I guess he puts more impulse stuff like ice cream, cookies and chips in his grocery cart!)		Joy to the World Precious little elf... she's 80 x 80 stitches. Chart calls for overdyed in the red and green. Candy embellishments would be cute.

Christmas Ornaments and More Christmas Ornaments Varied sizes of designs... over one makes them teeny ornaments. Stocking Stuffer is 44 x 54, Be Jolly is 44 x 50. Fun little pieces.

Spooky Companions A pair of designs, Beware, the larger one is 67 x 67, while the bitty one is 45 x 45. Cute, Funky Halloween color!