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

“St. Victor” — a half-length image of a young martyr holding a cross. Red robes and a gold halo make for a collected, warm image.

What the picture shows

The saint faces the viewer: a young man with dark curly hair and a short beard. His garment is crimson-red with plain broad folds; a lilac-blue cloak is thrown over his left shoulder and falls away with a warm golden lining. In his right hand he holds a small cross of dark wood with gilt edging; his left hand is pressed to his chest, palm outward. The halo is golden-orange, built from concentric rings. The ground is light cream with faint painted scrollwork. A dark brown border of diamonds and rosettes runs around the edge, with fan-shaped corners above and an inscribed cartouche below. The fill is partial: beads cover the clothing, cloak, cross, halo and border ornament, while the patterned ground, face and hands 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. 4,843
• Bead colours: 12
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece with the shortest key in the series — only twelve colours, so the stitching stays simple. A good choice for a first icon pattern or as a name-day image.