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The Original Macintosh Finder Control Panel, Cross-stitched

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I once tried cross-stitching in an art class in school once. I stabbed myself repeatedly in the finger making my DNA part of the project. But if you can avoid the bloody bits, it turns out that cross-stitching is a wonderful way to recreate pixel art. If you worked on an original Macintosh back in your school days, you may recognize this image.

This is the Finder Control Panel from the 1980’s Mac, recreated lovingly in cross-stitch by artist Glenda Adams. This pixel-perfect recreation looks like it was incredibly tedious to make, but it looks amazing. It makes me want to click on all of the little 1-bit icons with my single-button ADB mouse. Check out more pics of Glenda’s amazing Apple creation below:

[via Laughing Squid]

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Lightsaber Blueprint Cross-stitch: Needle-aided Design

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Last year we featured a cross-stitched Pokédex made by Sprite Stitch forum member Lord Libidan. Recently he shared one of his newer creations at the forum, a lightsaber blueprint. This one looks relatively simple, but Lord Libidan is planning to take his idea to larger-scale projects.

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Hopefully he’ll share the blueprint of this blueprint, or at least sell it on his Folksy shop.

[via Sprite Stitch]

Cross-stitch Doctor Who 12-Sided Die is a Doctor-Decahedron

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With so many Doctors to choose from, it can be tough to decide which to invest your time in. Can’t decide which Doctor to watch? There’s a die for that. Each of the twelve incarnations of Doctor Who appears on this 5-inch tall dodecahedron. Just roll the die and then pick one of the winner’s episodes to watch.

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The oversized die is cross-stitched in nice vibrant colors. Robin, the die’s creator made sure that the numbers on opposing sides add up to 13, so for instance, Peter Davidson is opposite Paul McGann, etc. Sadly this means that the War Doctor is not included. You would need a 13-sided polyhedron for that.

Doctor Who? That is the question. Roll to find out the answer.

[via Neatorama]

Microbe Cross-Stitch: Handle Weave Care

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Artist Alicia Watkins zooms in on microorganisms and viruses not with a microscope but with needle and thread. Her Etsy shop is filled with handmade cross-stitches of these tiny beings, from our buddies the red blood cell and the neuron to nasty folk like the anthrax bacterium and the ebola viruses.

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Each cross-stitch is made with white or ivory Aida cloth and mounted on a 3″ wood hoop frame.

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Who wouldn’t want a syphilis cross-stitch on their wall? You can order these and more from Alicia’s Etsy shop for $20 (USD) each. They’re also available in discounted bundles and as patterns.

[via Laughing Squid]

Star Wars 30-foot Cross Stitch: The Coruscant Tapestry

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Last year we saw a 24-foot long print that depicts the history of Doctor Who, which was inspired by the mysterious Bayeux Tapestry. The talented pop artist Aled Lewis was also inspired by the relic to make an illustrated history, this time of Star Wars. But instead of drawing it he decided to hand-stitch the entire thing.

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Aled calls his creation The Coruscant Tapestry. Yes, it’s not actually a tapestry, nor is it from Coruscant, but you can say the exact same thing about the Bayeux Tapestry. The whole thing is 30ft. long and 13in. tall. and relays the first six episodes of Star Wars. Along the borders of the strip Aled inscribed quotes from the movies in Aurebesh, the alphabet that was invented for the Star Wars universe.

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The Coruscant Tapestry is currently on display at Gallery1988 in Los Angeles, California, but you can take it home for $20,000 (USD). Check out the gallery’s blog to see larger images of the piece.

[via Boing Boing]

Router Sweet Router

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In the future, when you and your grandkids are gathered over a hologram of a fireplace and they ask you where you think your home is, dust off your ancient tablet and show them Isaac Moore’s profound cross-stitch.

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We may mess with cell towers, but we’ll always come home to our router. You can grab Isaac’s cross-stitch pattern on his blog.

[via Sprite Stitch]

The Walking Dead Cross-Stitched Page: Fabric Novel

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The title already spoils it, but you have to see this to believe it. Sprite Stitch forum member Cross Stitch Ninja backs up his or her moniker with this jaw-dropping cross stitch piece. If you think cross-stitch is only good for pixel art, think again. Prepare to have your mind blown brain eaten.

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I guess the letters kind of give it away, but other than that if I saw the image above with the unstitched borders cropped out I would’ve thought it was a ballpoint pen drawing.

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Even Tony Moore, the artist who drew the original panel, was thoroughly impressed by what Cross Stitch Ninja did. You can see a higher resolution version of the piece as well as in progress shots on Cross Stitch Ninja’s Flickr page.

[via Sprite Stitch via io9 via Boing Boing]

Cross Stitched Pokédex: for Cataloging Textile Pokémon

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Last year I called Linda’s impressive cross-stitch project the “textile Pokédex.” I was wrong. This cute bundle of thread made by Sprite Stitch member Lord Libidan is the actual textile Pokédex. Linda deserves to own a copy of this. It sure beats getting a cross-stitched diploma.

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Lord Libidan says he based his creation on the generation 1 Pokédex and gave it “animé accurate colors.” It’s a shame it doesn’t have animé accurate functions.

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Nintendo should consider releasing an actual Pokédex. Even if it’s just a glorified media player that only contained information on Pokémon, I’m pretty sure they’d sell millions.

[via Sprite Stitch]

Leese Design iPhone Cases: You Can Sew Your Own Way!

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I’ve probably seen thousands of iPhone cases, but only a couple interested me enough that I ended up buying them. While I’m not a snob, I’m well aware that a case that doesn’t feature a nice design ethos won’t please me for long. These cases from Korea’s Leese Design incorporate a bit of DIY style to make each one unique.

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The DIY Stipin case from Leese Design has an embroidered design on its back. The case comes in a variety of complete pre-stitched designs, but what’s really fun is that buyers can cross-stitch their own designs if they want to. There are pattern guides available for those of us not that nimble with a needle, which should allow everyone to complete a case like this. Oh, and those cute little pins are designed to plug into your headphone jack when not in use.

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The cases sell from Leese Design for ₩48,000 (~$48 USD) but the DIY version sells for just ₩30,000 (~$30 USD).

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[via Ubergizmo]