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

“St. Vasilisa” — the martyr in a blue veil and green robe, holding a cross. A calm icon built on a clear pair of colours: blue and green.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown to the waist, almost frontally. A blue veil worked in small beads covers her head and shoulders, with a small cross above the forehead. Below it falls a long green robe laid in broad vertical folds. Her right hand holds a pale cross before the chest, the left supports it from beneath. The halo is warm, made of orange and gold rings. The beading is partial: beads cover the figure, the veil, the halo, the corner ornaments and the border, while the cream background with its printed foliate pattern stays painted on the canvas. A red name plaque runs along the bottom.

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. 5,129
• Bead colours: 14
• Base: natural artist canvas

The format is vertical, as an icon usually is. It suits a home icon case and anyone looking for a name-day image for Vasilisa.