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Since my childhood, I've been a fan of Star Trek. I loved the original series and the Star Trek universe has been accompanying me ever since.
What I find fascinating about it is the whole concept of "we are not alone" - and we can have peace with other races. Compared to other Sci-Fi franchises, it's the philosophy that makes Star Trek unique.
Besides the always exciting adventures of the Enterprise's crews, I loved the unique characters. Captain Kirk, who would never let down people or even whole societies in trouble, McCoy, who would grumble all the time (if not going down on his knees to say "he's dead, Jim"), Scotty, who would fix the completely destroyed Enterprise in no time. Not to mention Spock, so logical and realistic but still human in certain ways.
I adored Data, the android who always wanted to be human, Captain Picard, being idealistic and smart and always finding ways to deal with all kind of problems, I could go on like that for hours.
My mom is also a fan of this universe and since one of her hobbies is stitching, she made the following embroideries for me:
If you take a close look, you will see that some of the letters are stitched using a different color than for the other letters. Taking these letters into account only, my name is highlighted. It was a lovely surprise.
Here's a close-up of the enterprise on the right side of the embroidery:
I've always been a huge fan of the Holodeck in Star Trek's "The Next Generation" series. Wouldn't it just be awesome if something like that existed?
Well, at least I got my own control panel hanging on the wall of my living room:
Here's another close-up:
My mom worked on these embroideries for about one year. If you've ever stitched, you know how time consuming it is and how accurate you have to work.
The instructions are taken out of this book:
https://www.amazon.de/Star-Trek-Cross-Stitch-Explore-Crafting/dp/1476718660
You should definitely give it a look if you're into the Star Trek Universe and like stitching. The motifs are extremely funny, flipping through the book will have you laugh out loud.
Last but not least, I want to say "thank you, Mom, you're the best!"
Cheers - or to say it with Spock's words: Live long and prosper!
Ines
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