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

“St. Zacharias” — a monastic saint in his habit, a prayer rope on his chest. An icon in a muted olive-green range.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown to the waist, frontally. A dark green monastic hood edged with a pale blue ornament covers his head; the beard is long and reddish-fair. The mantle is olive-green with a fine pattern, and a lilac-pink undergarment shows at the cuffs. A pale blue prayer rope of small beads hangs on his chest. The right hand is raised before the chest, the left a little lower, palm to the viewer. The halo is golden, of several rings. The beading is partial: beads cover the figure, the hood, the mantle, the prayer rope, the halo, the corner rosettes and the border, while the cream background with its printed scrollwork stays painted 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

• Work size: 170×230 mm (6.7×9.06 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 5,003
• Bead colours: 13
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece for a home icon case. The muted greens keep the image calm and at home in a quiet corner of a room.