Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Féerie florale »

“Flower extravaganza” — large cosmos blooms seen almost close up, in a pink and blue range. The piece looks fresh and watercolour-like.

What the picture shows

The canvas is filled with blossoms that run past the edges of the frame. The largest flowers are pale pink, with broad petals marked by fine lengthwise strokes and a dense yellow-ochre centre. Among them are blue and white flowers of the same shape, smaller and set slightly further back. Blurred lilac and pink clusters form a second plane at the top and right, and slender green and lime foliage pushes up at the lower right. The background is a soft blue-violet. The beadwork is partial: beads fill all the foreground flowers with their centres and the tuft of leaves below, while the soft-focus blooms behind and the blue ground 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. 5,005
• Bead colours: 12
• Base: natural artist canvas

This is the most bead-heavy of the floral patterns in the series — over five thousand beads. The square piece looks good without an elaborate moulding, simply in a slim frame.