Bead Embroidery Kit on Art Canvas "Dreams"

“Dreams” shows a fair-haired little angel with blue wings leaning on a stone parapet, chin on her hands, lost in thought. A grey kitten sits beside her and blue butterflies drift above.

What the picture shows

The background is a deep blue-turquoise forest with soft light between the trunks; it stays as print on the artist canvas, as do the child’s face and hair and the kitten. Beadwork covers the wings, the green leaves hanging from above, the red and orange flowers below, the butterflies and the band of stonework under her elbows — that parapet is stitched solid and anchors the bottom of the composition. The wings are worked in white and pale blue beads with a pearly sheen, so they glow against the darker ground. Of the fifteen colours most go to greenery and flowers, leaving the figure itself soft and painterly. The kitten on the right balances the figure of the girl, and the flowers below close the composition off. The leaves above hang in an uneven lace and form a natural frame around the child’s face.

What is in the kit

• Artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 15 colours
• Beading needles
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Instructions and finishing guide

Specifications

• Finished size: 250×320 mm (9.8×12.6 in)
• Beads: approx. 6,595
• Bead colours: 15
• Difficulty: average
• Base: artist canvas

The piece is vertical and is usually chosen for a child’s room or a bedroom. Gallery finishing is possible — the canvas stretches over a bar and hangs without a frame.