Christmas Ornament Bead Embroidery Kit "Beautiful feather"

“Beautiful feather” is a black hair clip shaped as a feather with golden accents.

What the picture shows

The feather curves in an arc: a wide base, a pointed tip and an uneven edge, as if the barbs had parted. The main field is worked in black beads with a metallic sheen, laid in the direction the feather grows. A golden line winds along the shaft, and short golden rays of bugle beads rise from it. Smoky and honey-coloured faceted stones lie in the centre with a few black ones beside them. The canvas is covered completely. Thirteen colours work in half-tones: black, graphite, anthracite and three gradations of gold. The golden rays run only along the upper edge while the lower part stays solid black, so the feather looks lit from one side.

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
• Preciosa microbeads No. 13, 2 colours
• Beading needles and a needle for microbeads
• Decorative glass stones: drop — 2 types (2 pcs), bugle beads — 13 pcs, bicone — 2 types (22 pcs), leaf
• An automatic hair clip as the base of the piece
• Detailed step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and for finishing the piece

Specifications

• Size of the embroidered element: 60×85 mm (2.36×3.35 in)
• Number of beads: approx. 630
• Bead colours: 13
• Difficulty: average
• Base: art canvas

The 60×85 mm piece is mounted on the automatic clip that comes with the kit. Black with gold looks restrained and can be worn every day, not only with an evening dress. About 630 beads make this a few evenings' work, so the kit is often taken as a first try at beaded jewellery.