Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Cinéraire »

«Cineraria» is a small bunch of purple cinerarias with pale centres on a soft green ground.

What the picture shows

Four large blooms and several smaller ones open at the centre and right: the narrow petals run from pale lilac to deep violet, and every flower has a cream-yellow ring and a turquoise dot at its heart. Below sit dense dark green leaves with clear veining on slender stems. A mottled butterfly in turquoise and crimson rests at the upper left, above a handwritten English motto, «colors are the smiles of nature». A fine beaded border in green and lilac runs around the edge. The beadwork is partial: beads form the flowers, leaves, butterfly and border, while the pale green-blue ground with its faint plant outlines and the lettering stay printed 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: 200×200 mm (7.8×7.8 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 3,510
• Bead colours: 11
• Base: natural artist canvas

The square piece is quiet in colour and settles easily into a light room. Eleven shades and large petal shapes make it a good first floral pattern. It comes from the same botanical series as «Zinnia» and looks well beside it on one wall.