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

“St. Lydia” shows the martyr in a light veil, holding a cross and a small chalice. The palette is warm, with pink and turquoise.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown nearly full length, frontally. Her head is covered by a white-and-silver veil with a beaded band and a pink edging. Her garment is turquoise-blue with a gold ornament set with coloured stones at the chest; over it lies a pink-raspberry mantle with deep folds. Her right hand holds a gold cross, her left a small chalice; amber bracelets show at her wrists. The halo is gold. The fill is partial: beads cover the figure, the veil, the mantle, the ornaments, the halo, the border and the corner fans, while the cream ground with its printed scrollwork stays on the canvas. A narrow chequered border runs along the edge, amber fans fill the upper corners, and a red name plate with a band of ornament closes 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. 5,120
• Bead colours: 16
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical format with many small details in the ornaments. For anyone who enjoys unhurried stitching with finely worked particulars. Sixteen colours work on the transitions in the pink mantle and the turquoise garment.