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Looking for medical related cross-stitch
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:25 am
by mimers
Hi everyone!
If you've seen my stitching blog, some of you may know that I am a physician. I have always wanted to do a cross stitch for my office/exam room. Something medical related, like a Normal Rockwell painting (but with a female doctor, not some old man). Anyone have any ideas where I might find such a thing?
Thanks so much!!
Re: Looking for medical related cross-stitch
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:59 am
by Reta
Something like this for fun
http://www.crossstitchworld.com/cross-s ... rdID=51386" target="_blank" target="_blank
Re: Looking for medical related cross-stitch
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:14 pm
by MaggieM1750
I don't know what type of doctor you are, but my sister is also a doc and I will soon be stitching her a diagram of a uterus. She is an OB/GYN
She bought it from this etsy site that has other "medically related" patterns- mostly radiology.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/nerdylittlesti ... eller_info" target="_blank
I have also stitched Scrub A Dub Dub from Raise the Roof
http://raisetheroofdesigns.com/clotheslines.html" target="_blank
I can't link right to the design- just scroll down a bit.
I changed around some of the things hanging from the clothesline, and stitched the scrubs in her color.
If there is a Norman Rockwell pattern you like- can it be easily modified to make it look like a female doc? I've also been keeping my eye out for a Hippocratic oath design but haven't found one yet.
Re: Looking for medical related cross-stitch
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:04 pm
by janny
Found this Hippocratic Oath design at 123 Stitch there were also a few other designs which may be of interest.
http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemd ... em=97-2339" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank
Cheers Jan
Re: Looking for medical related cross-stitch
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:44 pm
by mimers
MaggieM1750 wrote:I don't know what type of doctor you are, but my sister is also a doc and I will soon be stitching her a diagram of a uterus. She is an OB/GYN
She bought it from this etsy site that has other "medically related" patterns- mostly radiology.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/nerdylittlesti ... eller_info" target="_blank" target="_blank
I have also stitched Scrub A Dub Dub from Raise the Roof
http://raisetheroofdesigns.com/clotheslines.html" target="_blank" target="_blank
I can't link right to the design- just scroll down a bit.
I changed around some of the things hanging from the clothesline, and stitched the scrubs in her color.
If there is a Norman Rockwell pattern you like- can it be easily modified to make it look like a female doc? I've also been keeping my eye out for a Hippocratic oath design but haven't found one yet.
Thank you for those links! Some of those are great! My girlfriend is an OB/GYN and I love the "At your cervix" one. lol!!
I am a family doctor. I don't have the first clue how I would modify a Normal Rockwell pattern ...
Re: Looking for medical related cross-stitch
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:29 am
by wendywombat
I think the Uterus one is fantastic!
Slightly off point but when I was nursing, one of the patients drew us a cartoon to go on the clinical room wall.
There was a Dr leaning over a a patient lying on a trolley (gurney?)
He was saying........
" I think it's a problem with your Gall Bladder....but if you want a 2nd opinion I'd say it was your Appendix"
All drawn very simply and quickly....I wish I'd taken it when the hospital closed and we all got moved to the larger City Hospital.
Re: Looking for medical related cross-stitch
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:57 pm
by mimers
Daisy56 wrote:You can't modify, then convert to a cross stitch chart, a Norman Rockwell painting unless you have the copyright owner's permission.
What you could do is draw or paint your own - or get an 'arty' friend to do one for you. What about asking a child to paint you a picture - their images are often bright, naive and very appealing. I can then quickly convert it into a cross stitch chart for you.
This would give you a real work of art for your office - a unique talking point!
Website removed due to a breach of the forum terms.
Thanks so much for the reminder re: copyright. My bad. Oops..
And thanks for the offer to convert a drawing in a cross stitch - I will definitely keep that in mind!
Re: Looking for medical related cross-stitch
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:26 am
by Bakes
For intellectual property purposes, you can modify a pattern for your own personal use once you own the pattern; however you can't profit from anything created as a result of the modification (former IP litigation paralegal here). You could complete a pattern design you really like and simply add embellishments via buttons, charms, beading, additional xs pieces. You could add signs: the doctor is in; Dr. _____ will see you now; Rx; say "ahhhhh"; etc. If they are removal attachments, you could change them out according to holiday or season or use the embellishments on a different background to update the look. I hope that was clear as mud.