Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) « Rubis »

“Ruby” — a butterfly woman in a fiery orange gown against a pink evening sky. Butterflies of the same colour circle around her.

What the picture shows

The figure stands at the centre, turned slightly aside. Her pink hair is pinned up; she wears long earrings and a ruby pendant, and great butterfly wings with a golden-orange pattern and dark veins open behind her shoulders. The gown, in the same fiery tone, falls in broad folds, and the bodice is worked with fine ornament. The sky behind is pink with lilac clouds, and seven orange butterflies fly across it. The picture is set in a lilac art-nouveau frame: flowing scrolls, rings and small round stones in the corners. The stitching is partial: beads cover the frame, the wings, the gown, the butterflies and the jewellery, while the face, the shoulders and the sky stay printed.

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: 260×300 mm (11.8×11.8 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 8,746
• Bead colours: 7
• Base: natural artist canvas

An upright piece with a very tight palette — only seven colours against a high bead count, so the key is simple and the coverage dense. It suits a bedroom or a young woman's room.