Kit talismano ricamato con perline su tela d'artista «Preghiera a santa Matrona (testo in russo)»

“Prayer to Saint Matrona” stands out in the series thanks to its green-and-white border.

What the picture shows

Saint Matrona is shown in a green dress and a white kerchief, her eyes closed; her right hand is raised and her left holds a prayer rope. The ground is ochre-yellow with a faint plant pattern, the halo is wide and pale, and an inscription runs on either side of her head. The image stays printed and the beading goes into the border, which here is not red like most kits in the series but a diamond lattice of white, green, gold and dark beads. The green picks up the colour of the saint’s dress. The prayer on the back of the banner is printed in Russian; the same kit with a Ukrainian text has its own article number. Dark beads among the white ones give the border a depth that a single flat colour would not.

What is in the kit

• Art canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 4 colours
• Bead embroidery needles
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Decorative cord
• Instructions

Specifications

• Finished size: 50×100 mm (2.1×7.88 in)
• Beads: approx. 801
• Bead colours: 4
• Difficulty: simple
• Base: art canvas

The piece is small — 50×100 mm, about 801 beads, four bead colours. The banner is hung on a wall or beside an icon; the braid and fringe seen in the photo are bought separately. The banner is light and will hang from even a small nail.