A Short Film Made from Cross Stitching

By John Farrier in Art, Video Clips on Mar 15, 2010 at 2:22 pm


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Maggie and Mildred is a short film by Holly Klein about the make-believe adventures of two little girls. She cross stitched all of the characters and scenes, and then animated them. In an interview about the project, Klein wrote:

It took me about nine months to stitch all of the elements. I stitched the house first, then made the characters with all of their parts and outfits seperately. I then scanned everything into the computer, cut them out, and animated them in the computer. The whole process took me just under two years.

via Make | Artist’s Website | Interview with Klein about the Film


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  1. MadMolecule
    Mar 15th, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    “…seperately…”

    *twitch*

  2. themonkey
    Mar 15th, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    that was just lovely. both the story and the artistry. i can’t believe that after seeing that all a person could do was *twitch* over a common spelling error. hooray for you! you found the error and pointed it out. smart devil you are. stoopid me, i just enjoyed a beautiful little video. i feel like an idiot.

  3. hedwig
    Mar 15th, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    That was absolutely perfect! Put a big smile on my face! Ditto #2- a beautiful little video! Love it.

  4. todbr
    Mar 15th, 2010 at 6:57 pm

    how much time until someone makes a cross stich filter for photoshop?

  5. Cola
    Mar 15th, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    todbr, I’m sure you can download cross stitch textures and patterns.

  6. Spidvid
    Mar 15th, 2010 at 7:56 pm

    Fantastic talent, endless creativity and keen artistry on details. If there is one thing that I would like to improved, it would be the animation and editing touches. Though it may be difficult to make a high quality film with such a limited budget, it is possible through collaboration and constant practice.

  7. Manticore
    Mar 15th, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    haha I love how they just chuck the baby into the crib

  8. Coco
    Mar 17th, 2010 at 12:08 am

    So that one little girl was really a grandma all along? wtf! Why would she take a bath with a child then? creepy.

  9. Ilan Ben Menachem
    Mar 18th, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    i love this video….and smile on the faces of girls.this is good thing.

  10. SHARONWINTERS1@VERIZON.NET
    Apr 19th, 2010 at 8:40 am

    Loved the laughter, the story, the imagination, the work involved. So sweet!

    Folks, when you enjoy something, state it. Making comments to show your sense of humor, knowledge or superiority doesn’t compliment the artist. Spend your typed word giving the individual positive feedback.

    Let’s be supportive of one another, okay?


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