myhsvlife:wattyswallstuff:myhsvlife:etsy:Alicia Watkins’ embroidered microbes.But streptoc
myhsvlife: wattyswallstuff: myhsvlife: etsy: Alicia Watkins’ embroidered microbes. But streptococcus is a chain of circles. ): Thanks for the note! I’m not a microbiologist (just a cross stitcher, with a M.A. in watching TV), so here’s the photo I based the strep pattern on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Streptococcus_pyogenes.jpgAs a stitcher, I could have patterned/stitched French knots rather than full cross stitches, which would have made it clearer that they’re chains of circles rather than little X’s, which is obviously what a full cross stitch looks like. (Anyone who gets the patterns from my shop is welcome to make that change when they’re stitching for themselves. Another change that might make it look a little more accurate is outlining each cross stitch (which would make them look like squares, but that’s probably better than X’s). I tried the outlining route but decided it looked worse, at least to me.)In my case, I went for the regular cross stitches in part so that it would be easier to see the stitching, and in part to create a pattern that would be easier for a beginning stitcher to cope with (because French knots are a pain in the butt, and most of the other microbe patterns are already inaccessibly difficult for a beginning stitcher).Those aren’t scientific reasons, so I get how the decision could be annoying, especially in light of how I try to use real images for patterning microbes and tiny things. There are better, more scientifically accurate stitch types that could have been used there, and I encourage everybody to try them out! I hope you didn’t think I was calling you out! I totally love the whole cross stitch series, and it’s of course always your right for artistic freedom. I was honestly just confused that maybe I had somehow learned it wrong. Any way, keep doing awesome things like this. You’re definitely talented and these are cute as can be while also being educational! No, no worries! Your point was one that I thought should be highlighted (FOR SCIENCE!). And it seemed like a good opportunity to write a bit about patterning and the kinds of decisions that go into that process (for me), which is something I like to do and that I hope might be interesting or helpful to fellow stitchers and patterners…even if my reasons sometimes boil down to very practical issues rather than artistic or scientific ones. :) -- source link
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