Bead Embroidery Kit on Art Canvas "Pink tenderness"

“Pink tenderness” is a generous still life with a wicker basket lying on its side and roses and peonies spilling out of it onto the table.

What the picture shows

The basket, with its tall curved handle, is stitched in warm honey and golden-brown beads, so the weave is easy to read. Around it lie large blooms in every shade of pink — from pale pearl and powder to deep crimson and almost cherry — with white and cream centres. Between them sit lush green leaves and small buds, while another blossom on the left runs off the edge of the composition. The background is blurred in warm pink and beige tones with the faint outlines of more flowers, and it stays as print on the canvas. The beadwork covers the basket, the blooms and the leaves, which gives the bouquet a real sense of volume. A few petals have fallen and lie apart from the rest, which makes the still life feel even more relaxed.

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: 300×220 mm (11.81×8.66 in)
• Beads: approx. 8,480
• Bead colours: 20
• Difficulty: medium
• Base: artist canvas

The piece is horizontal, so it sits naturally in a bedroom, a living room or above a chest of drawers in the hall. Gallery finishing is possible — no frame or mount needed, the canvas stretches over a bar and hangs as it is.