Kit de broderie de perles petit format – icône « Sainte Catherine »

“St. Catherine” is a great martyr in a crown set with red stones, a large cross laid across her. The most ceremonial image in the batch.

What the picture shows

The saint stands frontally in a tall gold crown with red beaded stones and green leaves. Long strands of white pearls fall from the crown on both sides and lie across her chest like a wide collar. The outer robe is red. A large dark cross lies diagonally across the whole figure, held in both hands. The halo is amber and the ground is golden rays. At the bottom there is a pale plaque set in a gold frame, with two squares of red-and-gold bead ornament on either side of it. Beads take the crown, the robe, the halo and the border, while the face and hands stay printed on the canvas, and the radiance behind is print too.

What is in the kit

• Artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 12 colours
• Beading needles
• Instructions and finishing guide

Specifications

• Finished size: 100×150 mm (4.0×6.0 in)
• Beads: approx. 2,114
• Bead colours: 12
• Difficulty: simple
• Base: art canvas

The piece is upright and compact, and is often stitched as a name-day gift. A frame is chosen separately: it is not in the kit. The piece is easy to stitch in parts: the small area does not tire the eyes over an evening.