Esquema de icono para bordar con abalorios sobre lienzo artístico (sin abalorios) «Santa Fe (Vera)»

“St. Vera” shows the young martyr holding a flowering sprig. The colouring is light, almost spring-like.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown to the waist, turned slightly to one side. Long wavy chestnut hair falls freely over her shoulders. A pale blue veil is draped across one shoulder, and beneath it is a dress in a muted raspberry tone. Her hands are folded at her chest, the right one holding a slender sprig with small pink and red blossoms. The halo is built from amber and gold rings. The fill is partial: beads cover the figure, the hair, the halo, the flowers, the border and the corner fans, while the cream ground with its printed scrollwork stays on the canvas. A red name plate and a band of ornament close the image below. A narrow border of brown squares frames the field, and the amber fan rosettes in the upper corners echo the tone of the halo.

What you get

• Natural artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Colour key for Czech Preciosa beads
• Beads, needles and thread are chosen separately

Specifications

• Size of the finished work: 170×230 mm (6.7×9.06 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 4,281
• Bead colours: 13
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece in a restrained but warm range. It is often embroidered as a name-day icon for a girl or a young woman. Thirteen colours are enough to carry the transitions in the hair and in the blue veil.