Main Bead Embroidery Kit World map - 1

“World map - 1” shows North and South America laid out in patches of colour on a sheet of aged paper.

What the picture shows

This is the first part of a triptych: the continents look as though they were first washed in watercolour and then translated into beads. North America is built from crimson, blue, lilac and white; towards the south the colours warm into red and cherry, while South America stretches down as a narrow band with blue and purple flecks. The outlines of the landmasses read accurately, yet there are no borders and no labels inside them — only colour. The background stays as print on the canvas: creamy yellow paper with golden droplets and stains that imitates an antique map. Thirteen shades are arranged so that neighbouring patches never repeat each other. Beads go onto the continents only and the background is not stitched at all, so the kit suits beginners too: the difficulty is not the number of stitches but holding the colour boundaries exactly.

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: 180×340 mm (7.1×13.4 in)
• Beads: approx. 3,947
• Bead colours: 13
• Difficulty: average
• Base: artist canvas

The piece is narrow and vertical, designed as part of a triptych with “World map - 2” and “World map - 3” — side by side they form one complete map. Gallery finishing is possible.