Kit de broderie de perles – prière « Prière pour la santé (texte en russe) »

“Prayer for health” is built around the image of Saint Panteleimon the Healer.

What the picture shows

The young saint stands in a crimson cloak over a green tunic. His right hand holds a slender spoon, his left an open medicine box. The halo carries a fine ornament, the ground is ochre-yellow with plant scrollwork, and an inscription runs across the top. The printed icon is not beaded — the work goes into the border: red beads fill the field, yellow beads form a cross at the top and bottom, and groups of four white beads make small flowers in the corners. A gold line runs around the edge. The prayer on the back of the banner is printed in Russian, while the version with a Ukrainian text is issued under a separate article number. The medicine box and the spoon are the marks by which this saint is recognised, and they show clearly even on a small icon.

What is in the kit

• Art canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 5 colours
• Bead embroidery needles
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Decorative cord
• Instructions

Specifications

• Finished size: 50×100 mm (2.1×7.88 in)
• Beads: approx. 709
• Bead colours: 5
• Difficulty: simple
• Base: art canvas

Five bead colours and a 50×100 mm format make this an evening or two of work. The finishing seen in the photograph (braid, fringe, cord) is bought separately; the kit includes the guide for assembling the banner.