Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Café de rue »

“Street cafeteria” — a sunny lane in an old European town, where tables wait under striped awnings and every balcony spills over with flowers.

What the picture shows

The narrow street runs away from the viewer towards a hill of tiled roofs and half-timbered façades. On the right stands a tall town house with blue shutters and boxes of pink and red flowers on every balcony; below it a red-and-white striped awning and a shop front with paintings displayed on easels. On the left, in the shade of a green canopy, café tables are set out, with a passer-by and a chalkboard menu beside them. A flower cart and a lamp post wrapped in greenery stand in the middle of the roadway. The sky is light, with tall cumulus clouds. Coverage is partial: beads fill the façades, flowers, awnings, lanterns and the pattern of the cobblestones, while the sky, the clouds and the distant greenery stay as printed paint on the canvas.

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: 300×300 mm (11.8×11.8 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 8,950
• Bead colours: 24
• Base: natural artist canvas

The square 300×300 mm format suits a kitchen, a dining room or a hallway grouped with other city scenes. The pattern rewards patience — it is full of small detail and uses 24 bead colours.