Main Bead Embroidery Kit World map - 3

“World map - 3” shows Asia and Australia built from saturated patches of colour.

What the picture shows

The third part of the triptych is the most contrasted. Northern Asia is worked in dark green, blue and near black, crimson and purple flare in the middle, and the eastern edge of the landmass is handled in pink and lilac. Towards the bottom the land breaks up into islands made of small green and red beads. Below the continent, on its own, lies Australia — the only area taken in a warm brick and rust range, which pulls the eye at once. The background is again cream with golden stains and stays as print on the canvas, so the stitched areas read as colour set into old paper. Seventeen shades make this the widest palette of the three panels. As in the neighbouring panels the background is not stitched, so all the attention falls on the boundaries between the colour patches; the transitions inside Asia are the finest, and that is what makes this panel look the most demanding of the three.

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, 17 colours
• Beading needles
• Instructions and finishing guide

Specifications

• Finished size: 180×340 mm (7.1×13.4 in)
• Beads: approx. 5,002
• Bead colours: 17
• Difficulty: average
• Base: artist canvas

The piece is narrow and vertical and completes the triptych with “World map - 1” and “World map - 2”, taking the right-hand place in the row. It can also be stitched on its own — Asia and Australia hold the frame perfectly well by themselves. Gallery finishing is possible — no frame or mount needed.