Thursday, February 13, 2014

Crafts: Star Wars Tapestry


Available for purchase from Gallery 1988.  US$20,000

Aled Lewis hand stitched this thirty foot long, thirteen-inch tall cross-stitch tapestry depicting the entire storyline of the Star Wars saga from Episode 1 through Episode 6.  You can view “making of” photos on Flickr.
"A hand-stitched cotton thread on 30 foot of continuous length of 7 stitch per inch Klostern fabric. Stiffened with a thin batting and hemmed with a custom-made printed pixel star farbric on rear. This cross-stitch tapestry depicts the ‘Star Wars’ saga (so far) from Episode I to Episode VI. Quotes from each movie are written in Aurebesh on the surrounding border. Channeling the Bayeux Tapestry."










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