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

“St. Ariadne” — a waist-length image of the holy martyr with her right hand raised in blessing.

What the picture shows

The saint stands facing forward, her gaze turned slightly aside. A pale veil edged with a beaded trim covers her head, with a white-and-blue cap beneath it; small earrings show at her ears. Her outer robe is grass green, and a pink-crimson dress with fine patterning shows beneath it. A slender chain with a coloured cross hangs at her breast. Her right hand is raised palm outward, her left lowered. The halo is wide and worked in rainbow rings, from green and gold to pale yellow at the rim. The background is cream with printed leaf scrollwork, framed by an amber-brown border with fan-shaped upper corners and a cartouche below. The beading is partial: beads cover the figure, the robes, the halo and the frame, while the face, hands and background stay printed.

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. 4,905
• Bead colours: 15
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is vertical, the size of a small household icon. It suits a name-day icon for an Ariadne or Aryna. Green against crimson carries the piece, so those two colours are the ones to choose first.