What is a ghost's favorite time of day? Boo O'Clock!
Counted cross-stitch is a form of embroidery in which you sew a simple x over and over in a variety of colors/shapes to make a picture. This makes it excellent for recreating pixel sprites from your favorite 8 or 16-bit video games; each pixel becomes one x. This tutorial will show you the basic of cross-stitch and teach you how to put your new skill to a fun, practical purpose by making a custom clock face!
Counted cross-stitch is a form of embroidery in which you sew a simple x over and over in a variety of colors/shapes to make a picture. This makes it excellent for recreating pixel sprites from your favorite 8 or 16-bit video games; each pixel becomes one x. This tutorial will show you the basic of cross-stitch and teach you how to put your new skill to a fun, practical purpose by making a custom clock face!
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First you need to choose what to cross-stitch, as this will determine what kind of embroidery floss you will be buying. The sky's the limit for this one; ANY pixel sprite can be turned into cross-stitch! For your own sanity and wallet, however, I recommend picking something that does not have too many colors in it. If you will be turning this cross-stitching into a clock, I also recommend picking something not too big. The Boo sprites on my clock are 16x16 pixels big. On the size 14 Aida cloth we will be using, 20x20 pixels is probably the biggest you can go if you want to fit something in all 12 numbers spaces.
Next, use any art editing program to turn this pixel sprite into a chart. Make yourself a grid, fill in each spot with the color needed, and blow it up really big so you can see it better. As an example, here is what a 2x2 square would look like.
Next, use any art editing program to turn this pixel sprite into a chart. Make yourself a grid, fill in each spot with the color needed, and blow it up really big so you can see it better. As an example, here is what a 2x2 square would look like.
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It would be really cool if you could make something like a coo-coo clock and have one of those guys jump out of the clock door or something or have it chase Mario or something. ;)