(photos and finished piece belong to Sheila C., she was kind enough to let me share them here)
I’ve probably said it a million times, every time I see a Cirque des Cercles finish it looks stunning and unique from every other time I’ve seen it finished. The design from Ink Circles has this amazing talent for coming to vibrant life in a different way for every stitcher. It honestly makes me say “wow” every time I see it stitched up by someone.
This weekend I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed when Sheila’s photos jumped off the page at me announcing her completion of Cirque des Cercles – entirely in beads! It literally took my breath away, and I spent the better part of an hour just staring at her amazingly gorgeous finish….
Ink Circles popular Cirque de Cercles design stitched in BEADS by Sheila C.
Sheila stitched this on 32 count Belfast linen using size 11 delcia beads. Most of the beads are stitched using a half cross, but if you look closely there you can see the textural difference in the little circles where she added them with a full cross.
Ink Circles popular Cirque de Cercles design stitched in BEADS by Sheila C.
Love it!
There are approximately 20,000 beads in this finished piece and it weighs in around 188 grams (that’s roughly one-half pound.) I have to say I am both impressed and inspired by Sheila’s finish.
Ink Circles popular Cirque de Cercles design stitched in BEADS by Sheila C.
A huge thank you to Sheila for allowing me to post her photos of this here on the blog and in the weekly newsletter. You can find her hanging out in some stitching groups around the web and on Facebook. Please feel free to leave comments and compliments here on the blog for Sheila …
Check out the final framing of the piece …
Ink Circles popular Cirque de Cercles design stitched in BEADS by Sheila C. Framed and on display!
This is amazing!!!
Can’t load the pic or page… I love to bead when I stitch
Love this.
Beautiful…I wonder how heavy it is!
oops, It says in the article lol
Wow. Tracy Horner, have you seen this?
amazing, I have this pattern and someday I’ll have the time to make it. I would like to stitch it with beads as well.
Absolutely amazing.
Incredible!!
That is amazing. How beautiful. Nicely done. What a labor of love.
I’m awestruck.
I use beads quite a bit to avoid French knots and I’ve done some of the Mill Hill bead kits, but I can’t imagine doing all that beading on a piece that size. Congrats Sheila on one of the most amazing finishes I’ve seen in a long time.
This is just so amazing, well done Sheila.
A true family heirloom.
Happy days.
Bev.
Wow…she must have the patience of Job. Amazing work.
I thought I had alot of beads when I do 1,200 or 1,500. THat is beautiful!!
Holy Cow!!!! Stunning!!!!!
Beautiful!
Stunning WOW
amazing! 🙂
Beautiful work with the beads. I wonder what color(s) she used in her piece? Does the Ink Circles embroidery pattern call for certain embroidery thread colors which Sheila might have duplicated in beads?
I forgot that part, oops. Sheila did mention on Facebook that she used 3 different colors of the Delica beads; #2 (midnight blue metallic rainbow), #5 (blue metallic rainbow) and #325 (aquamarine metallic matte rainbow). Most of the design is done with the #5 beads and vary slighly in color. She used the #2 beads where the bigger circles overlap each other. The #325 beads were used on the little circles and also for the border.
That is beautiful!
Wow!
AWSOME!!!!
OOPS!! Left an E out……..really need to proof read these comments!
AWESOME!!! And Beautiful!
This is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!! I love this, Great Job! I was wondering how I can get my hands on this chart?
Apologies to those who had a hard time getting to the blog post about Sheila’s finish. I included clickable full size photos to show off the work, they do take awhile to load, and with all the views they slowed down the server a tiny bit yesterday.
Awesome Article. Thank you for Sharing with us.
This is absolutely beautiful. I’ve worked with beads before, but not something like this. I’m awestruck!