Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Pivoines au clair de lune »

“Moon peonies” — white peonies on a deep blue ground, painted as though night light were falling on them.

What the picture shows

Large white and ice-blue peonies open against a deep blue background. The blooms run on a diagonal: two heads at the top, the largest at bottom centre, another on the left. Between them lie long pointed leaves in blue-turquoise and emerald shades, and slender stems with small pink-crimson flowers in the upper left corner. The palette is deliberately restrained: only eleven colours, built almost entirely on blue, white and green with a few pink accents. Coverage is full — the whole field, background included, is marked with circles, so the finished piece will be solid beadwork with real weight and shine.

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. 18,360
• Bead colours: 11
• Base: natural artist canvas

Because the coverage is full, this pattern needs more beads than any other in the series. The 300×300 mm square looks striking in a dark frame and holds a wall on its own.