Esquema para bordar con abalorios sobre lienzo artístico (sin abalorios) «Estilo retro»

“In the style of retro” shows an old blue bicycle with a basket of flowers, left standing outside a flower shop beneath a wisteria.

What the picture shows

The bicycle stands side-on at the centre: a pale blue frame, a dark saddle, wheels with fine turquoise spokes, and a woven basket of pink and cream roses on the handlebars. Behind the rack sits an armful of blooms in white, raspberry and yellow. Long lilac wisteria racemes hang on the left; below stand zinc buckets of lavender and small roses, with a wooden signboard propped beside them. A hedge of pink, orange and white flowers runs along the right. The background is green and blurred, like a sunny morning in a garden. Beading is partial: the bicycle, the flowers, the basket, the buckets and the sign are worked in beads, while the leafy green background and the path 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: 300×300 mm (11.81×11.81 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 9,727
• Bead colours: 27
• Base: natural artist canvas

The format is square, and twenty-seven colours give plenty of gradation in the greens and pinks. At home in a kitchen or a bright living room.