Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Saint ange gardien »

“Holy Guardian Angel” — an image of the angel with a cross and a flowering branch, standing within a carved arch.

What the picture shows

The angel stands facing forward, a green wreath in his fair hair and pale blue wings with long feathers spread behind him. He wears a crimson-pink robe in broad folds. His right hand holds a tall dark cross on a shaft, his left a green flowering branch. Behind him an arch is worked in gold and ochre rays radiating from the halo. The frame here is wider than on the other icons of the series: a continuous band of fine ornament with floral medallions at the corners and along the sides, and a cartouche with the name below. The beading is dense: beads cover the figure, the wings, the arch with its rays and the whole broad frame; only the face 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. 6,964
• Bead colours: 15
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is vertical, the size of a small household icon. It is the largest pattern in the series — nearly seven thousand beads — so allow more time for it. It is often taken as an image for a child's room or for a christening.