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

“St. Roman” — an image of the young saint holding an unrolled scroll. Green and warm vermilion keep the composition light.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown half-length, beardless, with short curly hair. His dress is layered: a green tunic with a narrow ornamented band at the sleeve and a red-orange mantle wrapping the figure in broad folds; a blue ornamented edge of cloth rests on his left arm. His right hand is raised in blessing, while his left supports a large unrolled scroll filled with lines of text. The halo is golden with a pale centre and thin rays. The ground is cream with faint painted scrollwork; the border is dark brown, with diamonds, fans in the upper corners and an inscribed cartouche below. The fill is partial: beads cover the robes, halo and border ornament, while the ground, face, hands and the scroll with its text 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. 4,327
• Bead colours: 14
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is vertical. The large printed scroll noticeably reduces the beaded area — this design needs the fewest beads in the series and works up faster than its neighbours.