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

“St. Catherine” — the saint in a jewelled crown, holding a cross set with coloured stones.

What the picture shows

She is shown half-length. A gold crown set with pink and blue stones rests on her head, and a white-and-blue veil falls from beneath it. The upper part of her dress is golden ochre, worked with rows of small stones; below it lies rose-coral cloth in soft folds. In her hands she holds a tall cross set with blue, pink and green gems. The halo is broad, running from pale gold into ochre. A brown-and-gold foliate border runs around the edge, with rosettes above and a cartouche below. The beading is partial: figure, crown, veil, dress, cross, halo and frame are beaded, while the cream printed background stays 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. 5,116
• Bead colours: 17
• Base: natural artist canvas

The coloured stones on the crown and cross are exactly what the seventeen shades are there for. The piece is vertical, for a home icon corner.