Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Poisson rouge »

“Gold fish” — four kittens have gathered around a round fishbowl with a goldfish in it. The scene is cheerful and a little conspiratorial.

What the picture shows

Three fluffy kittens sit on a mantelpiece on either side of the bowl, and a fourth peers up from behind the books below. All are cream-white with dark faces, ears and paws; two have blue eyes and one green. At the centre is the glass sphere with turquoise water, a large goldfish and a small orange fish beneath it. Around them are wooden furniture, the spines of books on the lower shelf and a window with a green view on the left. The beading is partial and unusual: beads fill the wall, the shelf, the window frame, the books, the bowl and the fish themselves, while the kittens stay painted on the canvas, so they step gently forward against the glittering surroundings.

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. 4,349
• Bead colours: 14
• Base: natural artist canvas

A square for a child's room or a living room. It suits anyone curious to try a design where the background, rather than the main characters, is the beaded part.