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NASA Space Shuttle Blueprint Cross Stitch by Lord Libidan

NASA Space Shuttle Blueprint Cross Stitch by Lord Libidan

Title: NASA Space Shuttle Blueprint Date Completed: August 2020 Design: Lord Libidan Count: 14 Canvas: Navy Colors: 1 Pop Culture: Space, NASA, Shuttle   I rarely revisit a cross stitch idea. For me, once the idea is done, it's done. However, whilst stitching my Star Trek Enterprise LCARS cross stitch, I had a real yearning…

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Star Trek Enterprise LCARS Ship Schematic Cross Stitch by Lord Libidan

Star Trek Enterprise LCARS Cross Stitch by Lord Libidan

Title: USS Enterprise LCARS Ship Blueprint Date Completed: August 2020 Design: Lord Libidan Count: 14 Canvas: Black Colors: 9 Pop Culture: Star Trek The Next Generation   I called my Star Trek Voyager Blueprint Cross Stitch my magnum opus, but apparently, I was wrong.   I started planning my Voyager blueprint years before I started…

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Linen sampler embroidered with silk, by Elizabeth Parker, Ashburnham Forge, Sussex, England, about 1830. (Source: Victoria & Albert Museum)

Subversive Cross Stitch Is Older Than You Think

For as long as I've been cross stitching, there have been snarky cross stitches, NSFW cross stitches, postmodern cross stitches, tongue-in-cheek cross stitches, and even just the plain old retro cross stitches. These designs are great, but they serve a purpose; to subvert. But what exactly does that mean, and is it as contemporary as…

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