Geek Crafts

Space geek extraordinaire Rachel Hobson live-embroidered the space shuttle Endeavor’s de-orbit pattern as it returned to Earth this week. She’d already covered the Endeavor’s launch for MAKE: live from Houston, but welcoming it back with live-crafting is taking it to the next level!

Rachel says,

How could I not stitch the deorbit map of the first shuttle I’ve seen launch? I didn’t want to jinx her landing, though, by stitching the first deorbit map only to find that she was delayed or rerouted to some other location.

Just more than one hour before she was set to land, she was given the all clear for weather and the go ahead to execute the deorbit burn that would commit her to landing. I literally jumped out of my chair, ran to my craft room and gathered my supplies. I had one scrap of black fabric, perfect for the background. I grabbed one of my many containers of embroidery floss, and it just happened to have every color I needed. I printed the map, transferred it with carbon paper and was off.

• Stitching Endeavor’s De-orbit Map
• Rachel in Space at MAKE:

Craftster user Nven knit this rad Transformers hat. Click through to see another.

• Knit Transformers Hat

Craftster user D.Bluemoon hand-embroidered these World of Warcraft onesies for a WoW-playing friend’s new baby.

• World of Warcraft Onesies

Here’s a fun one from Geek Crafts reader Meg-Ann - amigurumi Twilight characters, including Edward Cullen. Check out her Flickr set for more.

• Amigurumi Edward Cullen

Geek Crafts reader Amy Kucharik sent us this awesome cake of Appa the flying bison from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Click through to see step-by-step photos.

• Avatar: The Last Airbender Cake

I love the Star Wars posters Justin Van Gendern designed — he has reinterpreted the well-loved planets and places in a stunningly minimalist vintage style.

Hoth is my favorite, but Endor and Tatooine are close seconds. He’s offering prints for sale, too!

[via Dude Craft]

• Justinvg’s Star Wars posters on flickr
• Justin’s prints for sale