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

“St. Xenia” — a half-length image of the blessed one in a headscarf and a long blue coat, her hand raised in blessing. The mood is plain and warm.

What the picture shows

The saint stands frontally. Her head is covered by a light blue-grey patterned scarf tied under the chin, with grey hair showing beneath it. Over her dress she wears a long blue coat with wide sleeves and a warm red-ochre lining that shows at the cuffs; a pale collar with buttons falls across her chest. Her right hand is raised, palm outward; her left holds a string of prayer beads. The halo is golden-orange, pale at the centre. The ground is cream with faint painted scrollwork, edged by a dark brown border of diamonds and corner fans, with an inscribed cartouche below. The fill is partial: beads cover the clothing, scarf, halo and border ornament, while the ground, face and hands remain 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. 5,049
• Bead colours: 15
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece with large even areas of blue — those sections fill smoothly and quickly. The finished image belongs in a home icon corner or on a shelf.