Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Rêves orangés »

“Orange dreams” is a large bouquet of late-summer garden flowers gathered in a warm yellow-and-orange range. The mood is sunny and slightly drowsy.

What the picture shows

The bouquet fills the centre of the canvas. Its base is yellow and golden rudbeckias with dark brown centres; between them are white and pale lilac asters and chrysanthemums with yellow hearts, a few small pink florets and green leaves. The flowers lie loosely, several heads drooping, as if just placed in an invisible vase. The background is a soft ochre-pink patch with textured brushwork, crossed by thin pale arcs like ripples on water. Coverage is partial: beads work the flowers, the leaves and those white arcs, while the textured background 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: 300×300 mm (11.81×11.81 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 8,104
• Bead colours: 18
• Base: natural artist canvas

The square format looks good in a light frame above a chest of drawers or a table. It suits those who love warm autumn bouquets. Partial coverage shortens the work noticeably: the bouquet comes out raised and glossy while the background stays painterly, so the picture reads as finished even close up.