Kit de broche à broder de perles « Belle prise »

“Good catch” is a black cat with a golden fish in its teeth.

What the picture shows

The cat’s face is shown head-on and worked almost entirely in black microbeads — colour is kept to a minimum here and the shape does the work. The ears are pointed, with a short pale rim inside. The eyes are made from decorative resin cabochons, so they shine differently from the beads and catch your attention at once. Turquoise whiskers of bugle beads run out from the nose, the only bright line in the upper half. Below, the cat holds a golden-red fish worked in fine beads, with bicones and sequins standing in for scales. The kit holds 14 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, 14 colours
• Preciosa microbeads No. 13, 3 colours
• A microbead embroidery needle
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Decorative glass stones: rondelle — 2 types (5 pcs), bicone — 5 pcs, sequins — 3 pcs, bugle beads — 8 pcs
• Decorative resin eyes — 2 pcs
• Findings for assembling the brooch: a decorative clasp
• Step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and for finishing the piece

Specifications

• Article: AD-215
• Finished piece size: 65×55 mm (2.56×2.17 in)
• Base: art canvas with a printed design
• Bead colours: 14
• Number of beads: approx. 611
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: bead and stone embroidery, brooch assembly

The finished piece is 65×55 mm. The level is average and the work goes quickly: the large black areas are filled with even rows. The brooch takes the clasp from the kit and shows up well on pale clothing. There are 14 bead colours and about 611 beads here, so it is worth sorting them into compartments before you start.