My mom is really into counted cross-stitch, where the fabric has a regular grid of little holes you stitch through. With a regular stitch size, a wide palette of thread colors, and a pattern to follow, it’s rather similar to pixel art. In fact, I’ve seen a number of video game characters translated to cross-stitch being entered at my local county fair over the years. In the youth category, that is. Some of the art in the adult competition was stunning. One I remember looked almost like a vintage photograph, but was entirely made from a number of subtly different shades of brown thread.
One niche part of the hobby she’s gotten into more recently, vintage motto samplers from the 1800’s that are printed on perforated paper. You really have to be much more careful with your thread tension, or you might tear through it!
Unfortunately, it’s rather difficult to link to the mantleplace in my mom’s living room.
There is a wikipedia article on cross-stitch ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-stitch ) that has an image of a ballerina near the bottom, to show just how intricate it can be. There’s also an article on the Aida cloth ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aida_cloth ) that my mom typically uses for her works. It’s stiffer than basic fabric, so you don’t require a wooden hoop to hold it in tension.
Also, perforated paper ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perforated_paper ).
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People are starting to find mundane things super fun to do. Knitting, cross-stitch, etc. I wonder what has changed here recently…
My mom is really into counted cross-stitch, where the fabric has a regular grid of little holes you stitch through. With a regular stitch size, a wide palette of thread colors, and a pattern to follow, it’s rather similar to pixel art. In fact, I’ve seen a number of video game characters translated to cross-stitch being entered at my local county fair over the years. In the youth category, that is. Some of the art in the adult competition was stunning. One I remember looked almost like a vintage photograph, but was entirely made from a number of subtly different shades of brown thread.
One niche part of the hobby she’s gotten into more recently, vintage motto samplers from the 1800’s that are printed on perforated paper. You really have to be much more careful with your thread tension, or you might tear through it!
Link? I would love to see this.
Unfortunately, it’s rather difficult to link to the mantleplace in my mom’s living room.
There is a wikipedia article on cross-stitch ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-stitch ) that has an image of a ballerina near the bottom, to show just how intricate it can be. There’s also an article on the Aida cloth ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aida_cloth ) that my mom typically uses for her works. It’s stiffer than basic fabric, so you don’t require a wooden hoop to hold it in tension.
Also, perforated paper ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perforated_paper ).