Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Lettre d'une inconnue »

“The letter of a stranger” shows a table by a mirror with a bouquet of wild roses, china and a straw hat left behind after somebody's morning.

What the picture shows

On the left, a painted blue-and-white vase holds a full bouquet of small pink roses and briar with dense green foliage. Beside it are a white ceramic jar, a glass, a cup and saucer in blue pattern, and a little teapot. To the right an open casket lined in pale blue lies on the table, and in front of it a yellow straw hat with a turquoise ribbon and a pink rose. Behind everything a carved mirror reflects another bouquet, of pale peonies. The tablecloth is white, strewn with pink flowers. Beading is partial: the flowers, the china, the hat and the casket are worked in beads, while the reflection in the mirror and the painterly background 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: 300×300 mm (11.81×11.81 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 7,895
• Bead colours: 27
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is square and warm in tone. It will look at home in a bedroom, a living room, or anywhere vintage odds and ends already live.