Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Humeur d'été »

“Summer mood” — a large stylised sun-flower amid a patchwork pattern, done in the spirit of fabric painting.

What the picture shows

At the centre is a round core with pink and yellow rays, from which long pointed petal-leaves spread in every direction, each carrying its own design: stripes, arcs, chains of dots. The space between them is filled with “patches” — turquoise, blue, green, orange and raspberry fields in assorted patterns, as though stitched together. The outlines throughout are dark and emphatic, as in batik. Coverage is partial: beads run in rows along the outlines, stripes and small motifs, while the large colour fields stay printed, giving a raised, glinting drawing over a painted ground. The design has no fixed top or bottom, so the finished piece can hang whichever way you prefer and the flower shape will still read outwards from the centre.

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

• Work size: 300×300 mm (11.8×11.8 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 10,276
• Bead colours: 21
• Base: natural artist canvas

A piece saturated with colour, using twenty-one bead shades. The square format holds a wall on its own and suits a living room, a workroom or a bright kitchen.