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“Fan” is an open fan brooch in black and copper-gold beads, with a hanging tassel.

What the picture shows

The fan is spread in a half circle. The ground is filled with black microbeads, and copper and gold ribs of bugle beads run across it — they hold the shape and set the rhythm. At the bottom the fan is gathered into a knot from which a short tassel of beads and drop stones hangs. A large round hemisphere sits in the centre in a setting of small rondelles, with a fan of tiny gaps around it. Dividers help to assemble the lower drop. Inside the outline the printed canvas is stitched densely, then the piece is 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, 15 colours
• Preciosa microbeads No. 13, 2 colours
• A microbead embroidery needle
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Decorative glass stones: rondelle — 5 types (70 pcs), bugle beads — 12 pcs, drop — 3 types (7 pcs), divider — 2 pcs, hemisphere
• Findings for assembling the brooch: a decorative clasp
• Step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and for finishing the piece

Specifications

• Article: AD-098
• Finished piece size: 65×115 mm (2.56×4.53 in)
• Base: art canvas with a printed design
• Bead colours: 15
• Number of beads: approx. 1,247
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: bead and stone embroidery, brooch assembly

The finished piece is vertical, 65×115 mm including the drop, and has the weight of a proper evening brooch. The kit holds 15 bead colours and the level is average. The dark palette with its copper shine works well on a plain jacket or a coat lapel. There are 15 bead colours and about 1,247 beads here, so it is worth sorting them into compartments before you start.