Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Au bord de la mer »

«By the sea» shows a tipped-over purple bucket and the shells spilling out of it onto warm sand at the water's edge.

What the picture shows

In the foreground lies a large purple bucket with a pink beaded handle, painted inside with tropical flowers and fish. Shells have tumbled out of it — spiral, fan-shaped, speckled, a pearly one with a white sheen and a striped horn. An orange starfish rests beside them, and stiff green grass pushes up through the sand. Above, a level band of sea meets a pale sky bleached by the sun. The beadwork is partial: beads cover the bucket, the shells, the starfish, the grass and the foreground sand, while the sky, the water and the far shore stay painted — that contrast gives the picture its air and depth.

What you get

• Natural artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Colour key for Czech Preciosa beads
• Beads, needles and thread are chosen separately

Specifications

• Finished size: 200×200 mm (7.8×7.8 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 4,182
• Bead colours: 16
• Base: natural artist canvas

The square piece works in a bathroom, on a veranda or among seaside odds and ends on a shelf. It suits stitchers who enjoy many small multicoloured elements and watching the shells come to life one by one.