Bead Embroidery Kit on Art Canvas "Fabulous winter - 1"

“Fabulous winter - 1” is a country cottage under a steep red roof, buried in fresh snow.

What the picture shows

At the centre stands a stone house with a tall pointed roof worked in shades of red and terracotta; caps of snow sit on it, while the walls glow with warm cream beads that spell out the masonry and the arched doorway. On the left a black lantern tops a stone post wound with a wreath of greenery and red bows. A holly branch with glossy red berries enters the frame from above. All around are snow-laden fir trees, a path of stone slabs and drifts laid in white and pale blue beads. The sky curls in waves of light blue and white with small birds flying through it. Twenty colours let the snow read with shadow rather than flat, from near white to grey-blue. The reds are restrained and gathered only on the roof, the holly berries and the bows, so they do not argue with the snow but light it up instead.

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, 20 colours
• Beading needles
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Instructions and finishing guide

Specifications

• Finished size: 300×300 mm (11.81×11.81 in)
• Beads: approx. 12,741
• Bead colours: 20
• Difficulty: above average
• Base: artist canvas

The format is square, so the piece works on its own above a fireplace or a dresser as well as in a group with other square scenes. Gallery finishing is possible — the canvas stretches over a bar.