Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Sainte Angéline »

“St. Angelina” — a waist-length image of the venerable saint in a jewelled diadem and golden mantle, her hands at her chest.

What the picture shows

The saint stands frontally. Her green diadem is set with blue and white stones, and a blue-lilac veil falls from beneath it. A green ornament with fine patterning lies across her chest. The outer mantle is ochre-gold, covered with long dark strokes and pale blue ribbons studded with small stones; a blue dress shows beneath. Her right hand is pressed to her chest, a dark bracelet at the wrist. The halo is golden, several rows deep. The beading is partial: beads cover the figure, halo, corner rosettes, side ornament and lower cartouche, while the pale background with its printed scroll stays on the canvas. The field is finished in the traditional way: two corner fans above, side bands of fine ornament and a signed cartouche below.

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. 5,409
• Bead colours: 15
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is vertical and the largest by bead count in this series — the robes here are worked out in particular detail. Finished work is usually set in a narrow frame or in an icon case.