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

“St. Tamara” — a waist-length image of the holy queen in a crown, with a cross and a small church in her hands.

What the picture shows

The saint stands facing forward, her head slightly inclined. She wears a tall crown set with red and green stones, and a white-and-blue patterned veil falls from under it over her shoulders. The outer robe is deep crimson, with green sleeves and a band of trim showing beneath. Her right hand holds a golden cross; her left supports a small domed church. The halo is worked in warm gold and amber tones. The beading is partial: beads cover the figure, the halo, the corner rosettes, the ornamental side border and the cartouche below, while the pale background with its printed leaf scrollwork stays exactly as printed on the canvas. The frame keeps to brown and gold: two fan-shaped corner motifs above, narrow bands of a repeating motif at the sides, and a dark cartouche in a gold surround below.

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. 5,011
• Bead colours: 17
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is vertical, the size of a small household icon. It suits a name-day icon and stitchers who are already comfortable with fine facial detail. It is worth choosing beads of even calibre before starting — on the face this shows most.