Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Icône de la Mère de Dieu Aide à l'enfantement »

«Icon of the Mother of God „Midwife“» shows the Mother of God with open palms and the Christ Child depicted in a mandorla at her womb.

What the picture shows

She stands frontally, hands lifted palms outward at chest height. Her robe is a warm rose-red with broad folds, trimmed at collar and cuffs with turquoise and white circles. Her head is uncovered and long light-brown hair falls over her shoulders. The halo is formed of golden-ochre rays within a dark ring. Lower down, at her womb, an oval mandorla holds the swaddled Christ Child with his own halo. The ground is light ochre with a printed foliate scroll, and vertical bands of fine multicoloured ornament run down both sides. A light inscribed plaque sits at the bottom. Coverage is partial — the figure, halo, mandorla with the Child and the side ornament bands are beaded, while the ochre ground stays printed.

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: 170×230 mm (6.7×9.06 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 6,033
• Bead colours: 12
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece with plenty of beading but a restrained palette of only twelve shades. This image is often stitched as a gift for an expectant mother.