I wanted to parody the style of old embroidery with the slogan "Home Sweet Home", punning on the abbreviation of the game Heroes of Might & Magic III, and at the same time to make some monochrome pattern with stylization for 8-bit graphics. It was pretty hard to redraw and reduce the already small pixel art of game elements, but I think I succeeded. Now this fan art banner decorate my office room. I guess the mix of embroidery vintage and electronic retro turned out quite organically.
Also I've set myself another task – to experiment with luminescent threads, I built in a hidden image into the pattern that can be seen only in the dark.
I am not very satisfied with these threads (DMC F940). They are 100% polyester, and are very inconvenient to work with. They are unravel quickly and fall apart into separate fibers, terribly tangled and constantly cling to everything. The light effect is not long-lasting. Conclusion: the next time I use them, I will do something with a whole strand of six threads, with long stitches.
Tips for working with light threads (expand)
I share the pattern, you can freely use it for any non-commercial purposes.
Corrected a little some small things. Here are 2 indexed png files in 9 colors (with black) and 8 colors with a transparent background. Scale 1 cross = 4 pixels. You can load and use this image with some pattern maker, for example with FlossCross. Mark the checkbox "pixelart", size 221x221 crosses, 9 colors (or 8 for transparent)
Color coding
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