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

“St. Victoria” — an image of the martyr with a cross and an unrolled scroll. A blue veil and warm crimson hold the composition together.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown half-length and frontal. A blue veil with a light border covers her head and falls onto her shoulders; a dark braid rests on her chest beneath it. Her robe is crimson-red over pink and lilac underlayers, the folds broad and calm. In her right hand she holds a small gold-and-green cross, in her left an unrolled scroll with lines of text. The halo is golden-orange with a pale centre and thin rays. The ground is cream with faint painted scrollwork; a dark brown border of diamonds and rosettes runs around the edge, with fans in the upper corners and an inscribed cartouche below. The fill is partial: beads cover the robes, veil, cross, halo and border ornament, while the ground, face, hands and the scroll with its text stay printed 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. 4,778
• Bead colours: 14
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece in warm tones. The icon suits anyone bearing the name Nika or Victoria, and it finds its place in a home icon corner.