Main Bead Embroidery Kit Spring

“Spring” is a sunny bird scene: a family of blue birds sits on a branch covered in white blossom, with a green garden and several birdhouses around them.

What the picture shows

In the foreground are three adult birds with blue backs and warm ochre breasts, and two fluffy chicks between them. The flowering branch carries the whole lower part of the composition; on the right the blossom climbs upward, on the left a bush with small red berries darkens the corner. Further back there is a yellow-green grassy slope, a white birdhouse on a post, a wooden nesting box and an orange one hanging from the tree, while two more birds circle in the sky. Beads cover the feathers, the blossoms, the berries and the birdhouses; the grass and the blurred trees stay as print, which is exactly what makes the stitched details stand out.

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, 13 colours
• Beading needles
• Instructions and finishing guide

Specifications

• Finished size: 250×200 mm (9.8×7.8 in)
• Beads: approx. 3,371
• Bead colours: 13
• Difficulty: easy
• Base: artist canvas

The piece is horizontal and works well in a kitchen, a child's room or a hallway. Gallery finishing is possible — no frame, the canvas simply stretches over a bar. The easy difficulty and the modest colour count make this a comfortable kit for a first go at beadwork.