Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Icône de la Mère de Dieu Fleur inflétrissable »

“Icon of the Mother of God ‘The Unfading Blossom’” — the Mother of God with the Child and white lilies in her hand.

What the picture shows

The Mother of God is shown at half length in a blue maphorion with a fine gold edge, a diadem of pearls and jewels on her head. Her right hand holds a spray of white lilies with green leaves — the very unfading blossom that gives the icon its name. The Child sits at the right in a white garment with blue shadows, his right hand raised in blessing and a rounded object in his left; a red cushion shows beneath him. Both halos are gold with a fine radiating pattern, and the traditional monograms are set about the field. The frame is wide and blue-and-gold, with geometric ornament and a band of lettering above and a cartouche below. The beading is dense: beads cover the figures, the garments, the flowers, the halos, the background and the frame; the faces and hands are left 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. 6,169
• Bead colours: 19
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is vertical, the size of a small household icon. It has the largest colour key in the series — nineteen colours — and the most half-tones in blue and white, so it is worth buying beads with a margin.