Christmas Ornament Bead Embroidery Kit "Flap"

“Flap” is a hair clip shaped as a peacock feather, worked in blue and turquoise beads.

What the picture shows

The embroidered element has a curved outline with a pointed tip, like a feather bent by the wind. Blue, cobalt and emerald lines wind inside it, with silver and pearly rows laid between them that read as barbs. Faceted stones sit along the centre: a honey-coloured marquise, a turquoise drop, a few round pearls, and above them a clear stone with a rainbow sheen. The canvas is covered completely, so the clip looks solidly beaded. Nineteen colours give a deep transition from ink blue to pale turquoise. The upper edge of the feather rises in a wave while the lower one stays straight — and it is on that edge the clip is fixed.

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, 19 colours
• Preciosa microbeads No. 13, 5 colours
• Beading needles and a needle for microbeads
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Decorative glass stones: drop — 2 types (2 pcs), pearls — 2 types (4 pcs), leaf, hemisphere
• An automatic hair clip as the base of the piece
• Detailed step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and for finishing the piece

Specifications

• Size of the embroidered element: 45×90 mm (1.77×3.54 in)
• Number of beads: approx. 866
• Bead colours: 19
• Difficulty: high
• Base: art canvas

The finished piece of 45×90 mm is mounted on the automatic clip from the kit and holds even thick hair. The blue and turquoise palette shows equally well on fair and on dark hair. The stones, the base and the step-by-step guide are already in the kit, so the piece can be worn the same day it is finished.