Bead Embroidery Kit on Art Canvas "Vintage – 1"

“Vintage – 1” is a symmetrical decorative medallion on a terracotta ground, built from only three bead colours. It is a calm piece and an easy way into the technique.

What the picture shows

At the centre of the square sits a flower of large bronze beads with a dark middle and four pointed petals. Concentric shaped frames surround it: first a white line of small beads, then gold, then another white wavy line with teardrop insets. Mirrored scrolls fill the corners, and a fine gold outer frame runs around the whole field. The background is a muted terracotta burgundy with the faint texture of the canvas showing through. Only the ornament is beaded; the background stays as print, so the pattern reads like an openwork metal plate laid over fabric. Every line of the ornament is worked in a single row of beads, which is what makes the drawing so crisp and graphic. Single white beads are scattered across the inner field as small points of light.

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

Specifications

• Finished size: 230×230 mm (9×9 in)
• Beads: approx. 3,547
• Bead colours: 3
• Difficulty: easy
• Base: artist canvas

The square piece works equally well alone or beside the second design in the Vintage series — the two share the same size. Gallery finishing is possible — no frame or mount needed.