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

A name icon of St. Dmitri — the saint is shown in princely dress, holding a model of a church. The pattern keeps to warm golden and ochre tones.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown to the waist, facing forwards with a slight turn of the head. He wears a princely crown set with stones, and a wide halo worked in rows of golden and ochre beads surrounds his head. A red cloak is thrown across one shoulder over a blue robe with a fine diamond pattern, with broad decorated shoulders and a cross at the centre of the chest. His right hand holds a short sword, while his left supports a white church with cupolas standing at the lower right. The ground is pale cream with a faint foliate pattern, and ornamental bands of arches and diamonds run along the top and bottom. The fill is partial: beads cover the figure, the vestments, the halo, the church and the ornament at the edges, while the face, the hands and the cream ground stay printed on the canvas.

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. 4,674
• Bead colours: 14
• Base: natural artist canvas

The work is vertical, in the proportions of a classic name icon. Patterns like this are taken for a home icon corner or given for a name day.