Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Saints martyrs Gourias, Samonas et Abibos »

«Icons „Holy Martyrs Gurias, Abibus and Samon“» shows three martyrs side by side, each holding a cross and named on a plaque above.

What the picture shows

The three figures stand in a row on a cobbled pavement. On the left the eldest, grey-bearded, wears a blue cloak over pale robes; in the centre a young man in red carries a long lilac stole over his shoulder; on the right a red-bearded saint wears a light-blue cloak lined with red. Each holds a cross in his right hand and a censer or scroll in his left. The haloes are worked in concentric rings of green, ochre and pink. A small rectangular plaque with a name sits above each figure. The ground is pale blue with a fine pattern, with grey-brown cobbles below. The wide border carries a blue-violet and yellow geometric ornament with shaped arches at the top, and an inscribed plaque along the bottom. Coverage is partial — the figures, haloes, plaques and border ornament are beaded, while the pale ground stays 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. 6,040
• Bead colours: 16
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece with three figures and a detailed border. It suits stitchers who have worked on icons before and are ready for a longer project.