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

“St. Eugene” shows the young martyr holding a cross. The red garment and gold halo set a warm, focused note.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown to the waist, almost frontally: a short fair beard and a calm, direct gaze. A crimson-red cloak is thrown over his shoulder, and beneath it is a blue tunic with ochre-gold trim across the chest and belt. One hand holds a tall pale-gold cross with crossbars; the other is pressed to the chest. The halo is warm gold with a red rim. The fill is partial: beads cover the figure, the clothing, the cross, the halo, the border and the corner fans, while the cream ground with its printed scrollwork stays as printed on the canvas. Amber corner fans above and a narrow chequered border around the edges frame the field, with a red cartouche at 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

• Size of the finished work: 170×230 mm (6.7×9.06 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 4,720
• Bead colours: 12
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece built on few but very saturated colours. It is often chosen as a name-day icon, since the image reads clearly from a distance. Twelve colours keep the key simple, so the pattern is manageable even without much experience.