Main Bead Embroidery kit Lubava

“Lubava” is a woman's image in the art nouveau spirit: a girl in a cream dress sits against a large decorative circle, with a wreath of red and pink flowers in her loose hair. The piece is soft and contemplative, with the recognisable influence of Alphonse Mucha's posters.

What the picture shows

The background comes in layers: a narrow band of green with ornament along the top, and behind her a large circle filled with plant scrolls in warm ochre, gold and pink. The beads go where the picture is brightest: the wreath in her hair, the wide collar-necklace of red, blue and green beads, the embroidered band running down the dress, the pattern at the top and bottom of the canvas, and part of the scrollwork in the circle. The face, the hands and the falling folds of cream fabric stay as print, so the beadwork reads as real jewellery on a light garment rather than as a solid beaded ground.

What is in the kit

• Artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 10 colours
• Beading needles
• Instructions and finishing guide

Specifications

• Finished size: 235×310 mm (9.2×12.2 in)
• Beads: approx. 3,173
• Bead colours: 10
• Difficulty: medium
• Base: artist canvas

The piece is vertical with an even, symmetrical composition, so it settles well in a living room, a bedroom or an art nouveau interior. Gallery finishing is possible: the canvas stretches over a bar and hangs without a frame.