Christmas Ornament Bead Embroidery Kit "The whisper of the muse"

“The whisper of the muse” is a pair of blue and lilac wings with long silver chains.

What the picture shows

The piece is built from two rounded wings that lie side by side and slightly overlap. Each is worked in blue, lilac and violet microbeads and outlined with a pale row that lifts the shape off the ground. Large clear drops sit inside, set in fine rondelles — they read as the core of each wing. Bugle beads of two kinds run out from the centre like thin veins. A silver chain with a small pendant falls from each wing and swings as you move. The kit holds 24 bead colours. Inside the outline the canvas is stitched densely, then cut out.

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, 24 colours
• Preciosa microbeads No. 13, 4 colours
• A microbead embroidery needle
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Decorative glass stones: bicone — 3 pcs, pearls — 2 types (4 pcs), rondelle — 4 types (19 pcs), drop — 3 pcs, bugle beads — 2 types (28 pcs), leaf — 2 pcs, hemisphere
• Findings for assembling the brooch: a decorative clasp
• Step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and for finishing the piece

Specifications

• Article: AD-207
• Finished piece size: 54×50 mm (2.13×1.97 in)
• Base: art canvas with a printed design
• Bead colours: 24
• Number of beads: approx. 637
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: bead and stone embroidery, brooch assembly

The embroidered part is 54×50 mm, and the chains carry the piece further down. The level is average: there are many small stones and narrow colour shifts. It is fitted with the decorative clasp from the kit, so it is worn on a jacket, a jumper or a ribbon. The kit holds about 637 beads in 24 colours, so the work usually spreads over a few evenings.