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

“St. Peter” — a half-length image of the saint holding a cross, his right hand raised in blessing. The tones are warm ochre and green.

What the picture shows

The saint faces the viewer almost frontally: a man of middle years with a fair beard and long hair falling to his shoulders. On his head is a jewelled circlet set with small stones and pearls. His dress is layered — a green tunic with a broad patterned band down the centre and gilt ornament at the shoulders, with a brownish-red mantle over it. In his left hand he holds a cross on a long staff; his right is raised, palm outward. The halo is gold with concentric rings. The ground is cream with fine painted scrollwork, edged by a dark border of diamonds and rosettes, with an inscribed cartouche below. The fill is partial: beads cover the vestments, circlet, halo and border ornament, while the 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. 4,932
• Bead colours: 17
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece with a wide palette — seventeen colours give good transitions across the golds and greens. It suits anyone stitching a name-day icon or adding to a home icon corner.