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

“St. Nikita” — a half-length image of the young saint with an open palm. Blue and golden ochre carry the whole palette.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown almost frontally: a young man with fair shoulder-length hair and a short beard. A blue cloak is thrown over his left shoulder and falls in broad even folds; beneath it is a golden-ochre tunic with fine patterning and a warm red trim at the neckline. His right hand is raised with the palm open to the viewer, his left pressed to his chest. The halo is golden-yellow, built from concentric rings with a pale centre. The ground is light cream with faint painted scrollwork. A dark brown border of diamonds and rosettes runs around the edge, with fans in the upper corners and an inscribed cartouche below. The fill is partial: beads cover the cloak, tunic, halo and border ornament, while the patterned cream ground, face and hands remain 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. 4,775
• Bead colours: 14
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is vertical. The large even folds of the cloak fill calmly, without frequent colour changes; the icon suits a home icon corner or a name-day gift.