Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « La route de la mer »

“Sea road” — a white terrace full of flowers, with steps leading down to a blue bay where a small sailing boat stands. The picture is light and airy, with the feel of a hot midday.

What the picture shows

The foreground is the stone walls and balustrades of a Mediterranean house, draped with pink bougainvillea, with yellow and red flowers in clay pots. A flagstone path descends to white steps and a gate at the water's edge. Beyond lies a wide sea — turquoise near the shore, deep blue further out — with a silver track of sunlight and a small white sailing boat. Grey-blue mountains stand on the horizon and tall cumulus clouds above them. The beading is partial and very dense: beads fill all the architecture, the path, the flowers and the greenery, while the sea, sky, mountains and sail stay as print 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: 200×200 mm (7.8×7.8 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 4,735
• Bead colours: 25
• Base: natural artist canvas

The largest piece in this series by volume — 25 colours and almost five thousand beads. The square works well in a bright room or on a veranda.