Tela stampata per ricamo con perline (senza perline) «Papaveri rossi»

“Red poppies” — a bouquet of poppies and yellow flowers in a blue jug, with butterflies and a dragonfly drawn to it. A summer still life on a soft grey-green ground.

What the picture shows

At the heart of the bouquet is a large pink-red poppy with a dark centre, surrounded by yellow sunflower-like blooms with brown eyes, a cream-yellow and a crimson gerbera, small bright pink stars and green leaves on slender stems. The bouquet stands in a rounded blue jug decorated with dragonflies, and the jug sits on a woven stand. A translucent turquoise dragonfly hovers above; a brown-and-orange butterfly rests on a flower to the right, and another, white with russet spots, has settled below on a bloom lying on the table. The beadwork is partial: you bead the flowers, the leaves, the jug and the insects, while the grey-green background and the table top stay as print.

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. 4,382
• Bead colours: 18
• Base: natural artist canvas

Eighteen colours give the bouquet its smooth transitions, so it pays to keep to the colour key. The square suits a living room, a bedroom or a kitchen.