the.com/cross stitch
Pixel art for people who had thread before they had screens.
ancient craftExamples survive from 6th-century Egypt
the gridAida fabric counts holes so X marks align
sampler historyGirls stitched alphabets to prove literacy and skill
one stitchEvery design is just X repeated thousands of times
modern rebellionSubversive stitchers now embroider profanity into floral patterns