Christmas Ornament Bead Embroidery Kit "Blue bird"

“Blue bird” is a brooch shaped as a bird worked in deep blue beads, with a long turquoise feather tail.

What the picture shows

The bird is shown in profile, head up and one wing spread. The body is filled with blue and dark blue microbeads, while the wing and breast are lifted with clear and greenish-blue crystals that catch the light from different angles. A lighter row of beads runs along the outline and separates the figure from the ground. The tail is not embroidery but real decorative feathers on a ribbon, which hang loose and give the piece movement. The design is printed straight onto the art canvas: inside the outline it is stitched densely, then the piece is cut out and assembled.

What is in the kit

• Art canvas with a full-colour design printed on it — no need to follow a chart on screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 13 colours
• Preciosa microbeads No. 13, 1 colour
• A microbead embroidery needle
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Decorative glass stones: rondelle — 2 types (14 pcs), leaf — 6 pcs, hemisphere — 3 types (3 pcs), drop — 2 types (4 pcs)
• Decorative feathers on a ribbon
• Findings for assembling the brooch: a decorative clasp
• Step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and for finishing the piece

Specifications

• Article: AD-095
• Finished piece size: 95×65 mm (3.74×2.56 in)
• Base: art canvas with a printed design
• Bead colours: 13
• Number of beads: approx. 467
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: bead and stone embroidery, brooch assembly

The finished piece measures 95×65 mm with the feathers, so it sits well on a coat, a jumper or a bag. The difficulty is average: most of the work is even rows of microbeads, and the stones go on last. No frame or mount is needed here — the brooch is fixed with the clasp from the kit.