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

“St. Nina” shows the saint holding the grapevine cross — the recognisable detail the whole composition is built around.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown nearly full length, frontally. Long dark hair falls onto her shoulders and a pale veil with a beaded band covers her head. Beneath an ochre-gold mantle worked in a large pattern, a blue tunic shows through. Her right hand holds a dark cross entwined with a green grapevine; her left holds a small blue vessel. The halo is a gold circle with a red rim. The fill is partial: beads cover the figure, the mantle, the vine cross, the halo, the border and the corner fans, while the cream ground with its printed scrollwork stays on the canvas. A border of brown squares runs along the edge, amber fan rosettes fill the upper corners, and a red name plate closes the bottom.

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. 4,971
• Bead colours: 16
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical format with sixteen colours across a rich ochre range. Suited to a name-day icon or to a home icon case. The mantle pattern will take the most time — it is large, but its drawing is clear.