Kit spilla ricamata con perline «Il mio cuore»

“My heart” is a small heart divided into a blue and a yellow half.

What the picture shows

The heart takes the classic shape, with a clear notch at the top and a sharp point below. The upper part is worked in blue and dark blue microbeads, the lower in yellow and honey, and a thin pale row marks the border. A golden edging follows the outline, lifting the piece off the ground and holding its shape. Drops and pearls lie inside the blue half and rondelles of three kinds inside the yellow, while sixteen sequins are scattered over both for flat shine. A leaf stone covers the point where the two arcs meet. The kit holds 18 bead colours and only 336 beads. Inside the outline the canvas is stitched densely.

What is in the kit

• Art canvas with a full-colour design printed on it — no need to follow a chart on screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 18 colours
• Preciosa microbeads No. 13, 2 colours
• A microbead embroidery needle
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Decorative glass stones: rondelle — 3 types (8 pcs), pearls — 2 pcs, drop — 2 types (4 pcs), sequins — 16 pcs, a leaf
• Findings for assembling the brooch: a decorative clasp
• Step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and for finishing the piece

Specifications

• Article: AD-225
• Finished piece size: 50×45 mm (1.97×1.77 in)
• Base: art canvas with a printed design
• Bead colours: 18
• Number of beads: approx. 336
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: bead and stone embroidery, brooch assembly

The finished heart is 50×45 mm (1.97×1.77 in), the smallest piece in this batch. The level is average and the work is short, so the kit is often taken as a first try at microbead embroidery. It is fitted with the clasp from the kit. The design is printed straight onto the canvas, so there are no squares to count: the colour you need shows under the needle.