Kit de broche à broder de perles « Le Chat du Cheshire »

Cheshire Cat is a turquoise cat's head with a wide grin, and a separate crescent-smile beneath it.

What the picture shows

The head is shown from the front: pointed ears, striped fur in turquoise, emerald and blue beads, and large eyes with pale green rings around black pupils. The grin is laid in a row of white beads from ear to ear. The second element is a curved crescent in the same turquoise range, with small facets along the edge. Eighteen colours give shifts from mint to deep blue. The printed art canvas shows between the rows and holds the colour where the beads do not lie solidly. The nose and cheeks are marked with pale beads, and dark stripes run up from the eyes, so the expression turns out sly, as in the book.

What is in the kit

• Art canvas with a full-colour scheme printed on it — no need to follow a scheme on screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 18 colours
• Needles for bead embroidery
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Instructions and a finishing scheme

Specifications

• Size of the work: 75×90 mm (2.95×3.54 in)
• Number of beads: approx. 916
• Bead colours: 18
• Difficulty: average
• Base: art canvas

The two parts can be worn together on a lapel or separately. Finishing follows the scheme in the kit; the dish and cards in the photograph are not part of it. The work goes quickly: both parts are small and the colours alternate in broad stripes.