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

“St. Arseny” — a waist-length image of the hierarch with a staff, in a blue monastic hood and lilac-pink vestments.

What the picture shows

The saint faces forward: a white beard, a calm and level gaze. His head is covered by a blue hood topped with a gold cross. Over the lilac-pink sakkos lies a pale blue omophorion marked with large gold crosses. An oval panagia in a gold setting hangs at his chest, with white and red bands of trim below. His right hand is raised in blessing; his left holds a tall golden staff with a shaped finial. The halo is golden, edged with rows of small beads. The beading is partial: beads cover the figure, halo, corner rosettes, side border and cartouche, while the pale background with its printed leaf pattern stays in print. The frame keeps to brown and gold: two fan-shaped corner motifs above, narrow bands of a repeating motif at the sides, and a dark cartouche in a gold surround below.

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. 5,113
• Bead colours: 16
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece for a home icon case. The crosses on the omophorion and the head of the staff need the most attention. It is worth choosing beads of even calibre before starting — on the face this shows most.