Esquema para bordar con abalorios sobre lienzo artístico (sin abalorios) «Bodegón con girasoles»

“Sunflowers still-life” — a big bouquet of sunflowers in a round vase, with fruit on the table in front of it. A bright piece painted in broad strokes.

What the picture shows

The bouquet fills almost the whole canvas: a dozen large yellow sunflowers with dark centres, and among them small pink, white and blue flowers with sprigs of greenery. The vase is round and terracotta-orange, with a glossy highlight on its side. On the pale tabletop in front lie a green pear, a small red apple, tiny blue berries and one more cut sunflower. The background is a deep crimson with paint running down it. The beadwork is partial: beads cover all the sunflowers with their centres, the small flowers, the foliage, the vase and the fruit on the table, while the crimson ground, the tabletop and the paint runs stay printed on the canvas.

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

• Finished size: 200×200 mm (7.8×7.8 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 5,109
• Bead colours: 18
• Base: natural artist canvas

Eighteen colours and over five thousand beads make this a substantial piece of work, but the result reads from across the room. The square format suits a kitchen, a dining room or a light living room.