Christmas Ornament Bead Embroidery Kit "Mau-sit-sit"

Mau-sit-sit is a green beetle named after the gemstone of the same colour. The most detailed of the small pieces: twenty colours.

What the picture shows

The beetle is seen from above, with an oval back and legs spread out. The wing cases are filled with emerald and grass-green beads, crossed by golden lines that divide the back into segments. Large turquoise and green faceted stones are sewn at the centre, with an iridescent stone above that changes colour at an angle. Six legs and two antennae are laid in strands of gold and dark red beads, so the silhouette comes out openwork. Print remains on the canvas between the rows. The legs bend in different directions and the antennae differ slightly in length, so the beetle looks alive, as if it had paused for a moment.

What is in the kit

• Art canvas with a full-colour scheme printed on it — no need to follow a scheme on screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 20 colours
• Needles for bead embroidery
• Instructions and a finishing scheme

Specifications

• Size of the work: 48×65 mm (1.89×2.56 in)
• Number of beads: approx. 758
• Bead colours: 20
• Difficulty: average
• Base: art canvas

The piece is small, 48×65 mm, but holds attention through its colour. Finishing follows the scheme in the kit; the fern leaves in the photograph are a background for the shoot. The difficulty is average: the thin strands of the legs are made last, after the back.