Kit de broche à broder de perles « Lion à la crinière de feu – A »

Firemane lion-А is a lion head in profile with a mane the colour of fire.

What the picture shows

The muzzle turns to the left and is outlined in white and grey beads, the eyes and nose marked with dark ones, so the expression comes out calm, almost thoughtful. The mane bursts around the head in rays: orange, red, amber and gold rows run out from the centre, with white and smoky beads set among them as highlights. Long bugle beads and amber faceted stones are laid across the mane — they hold the direction of the strands and keep the design from scattering. Twenty-one colours sit almost entirely in the warm part of the spectrum, with only a few greys for contrast. The contour is jagged, following the shape of the mane, and the printed scheme stays between the beads.

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, 21 colours
• Needles for bead embroidery
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Instructions and a finishing scheme

Specifications

• Size of the work: 68×91 mm (2.68×3.58 in)
• Number of beads: approx. 1,085
• Bead colours: 21
• Difficulty: Average
• Base: art canvas

The size is 68×91 mm. In the photograph the patch is sewn onto the pocket of a dark blue jacket — the jacket and the other objects in the frame are not included. The difficulty is simple despite the many shades: the rows follow one another along the strands of the mane.