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

“St. Philip” — an image of the young apostle with a large unrolled scroll. A green mantle and a pink-lilac tunic make a soft pairing.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown half-length, beardless, with short dark curly hair. Over a pink-lilac tunic with a narrow ornamented band across the chest he wears a deep green mantle that covers his shoulders and right arm in large folds. In both hands he holds a wide unrolled scroll filled with lines of text, taking up the lower third of the composition. The halo is golden-orange, with thin rays and a pale centre. The ground is cream with faint painted scrollwork; a dark brown border of diamonds edges the field, with fans in the upper corners and an inscribed cartouche below. The fill is partial: beads cover the mantle, tunic, halo and border ornament, while the ground, face, hands and the scroll with its text 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. 4,446
• Bead colours: 12
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece with a short key — just twelve colours. The large printed scroll reduces the beaded area, so the design works up quickly.