Kit de broche à broder de perles « Mouton frisé »

“Curly sheep” is a white sheep whose fleece is made of pearls.

What the picture shows

The sheep stands in profile with a black head and thin black legs. The whole fleece is built from thirty-seven pearls in three kinds and different sizes, and they give the uneven curly surface this piece was designed for. Smaller pearls sit along the edge and larger ones nearer the middle, so the back reads as rounded. The head is worked in black microbeads and the ear is marked with a few beads. The legs and hooves are outlined with twenty centimetres of bullion wire in two kinds, and eighteen bugle beads hold the line of the back. The kit holds only 10 bead colours. Inside the outline the canvas is stitched densely.

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, 10 colours
• Preciosa microbeads No. 13, 2 colours
• A microbead embroidery needle
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Decorative glass stones: pearls — 3 types (37 pcs), bugle beads — 18 pcs
• Bullion wire — 2 types (20 cm)
• Findings for assembling the brooch: a decorative clasp
• Step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and for finishing the piece

Specifications

• Article: AD-236
• Finished piece size: 61×50 mm (2.4×1.97 in)
• Base: art canvas with a printed design
• Bead colours: 10
• Number of beads: approx. 416
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: bead and stone embroidery, brooch assembly

The finished piece is 61×50 mm. The level is average: the pearls have to be set closely so that no canvas shows between them. It is fitted with the decorative clasp from the kit and needs no frame. The design is printed straight onto the canvas, so there are no squares to count: the colour you need shows under the needle.