Bead Embroidery Kit on Art Canvas "Turquoise"

“Turquoise” is a large dragonfly with open wings on a dense blue-turquoise ground made of circles, spirals and fine patterning.

What the picture shows

The dragonfly fills almost the whole square canvas: the long striped body runs diagonally, four wings spread out in every direction, and the head carries warm orange eyes — the only truly hot note in the piece. The wings are transparent only by convention: inside them lie wavy bands and scales of pale blue, white, green and ultramarine beads. The background is far from empty — decorative rosettes of rings and rays, half flower and half cogwheel, are scattered in the corners, with thin curls and broken lines between them. The range is cool, from near-black blue to mint and sea green. Beadwork covers most of the field, so the finished piece is dense and full of shine. In the upper left corner greenish-red reflections break up the otherwise solid blue.

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. 11,875
• Bead colours: 20
• Difficulty: above average
• Base: artist canvas

The canvas is square, so it works well on its own or paired with a second piece of the same format. Gallery finishing is possible — no frame or mount needed, the canvas stretches over a bar and hangs as it is.