Christmas Ornament Bead Embroidery Kit "In a Sweater"

“In a Sweater” is a grey cat in a striped knitted jumper.

What the picture shows

The cat sits head-on with its paws hidden under the clothes. The head is worked in grey and silvery microbeads, the muzzle lighter, the ears with a pink centre, and the eyes marked with dark beads and a white dot. The whole lower half is the jumper: it is built from horizontal bands of green, red, yellow, white and grey beads, each band filled as its own row, which is why the kit holds as many as 21 colours. The collar and cuffs are made with a denser row, and two decorative sequins sit on the chest. Five Preciosa No. 6 beads, two rondelles and a hemisphere give points of shine. Inside the outline the canvas is stitched densely.

What is in the kit

• Art canvas with a full-colour design printed on it — no need to follow a chart on screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 21 colours
• Preciosa microbeads No. 13, 6 colours
• Preciosa beads No. 6 — 5 pcs
• A microbead embroidery needle
• Decorative glass stones: hemisphere — 1 pc, rondelle — 2 pcs, decorative sequins — 2 pcs
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Findings for assembling the brooch: a decorative clasp
• Step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and for finishing the piece

Specifications

• Article: AD-247
• Finished piece size: 57×68 mm (2.25×2.68 in)
• Base: art canvas with a printed design
• Bead colours: 21
• Number of beads: approx. 709
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: bead and stone embroidery, brooch assembly

The finished piece is 57×68 mm. The level is average: the stripes must lie evenly or the knit will look crooked. It is fitted with the decorative clasp from the kit; the green tassel and the stars in the photograph are styling props. The work is fine, so it is worth having good light and a small magnifier close at hand.