README.md

cross_stitch_plots

R code for reading and plotting cross stitch art

plot_cactus_stitch.R

Process data

• Read in cactus color data as hex codes, from XLSX or CSV or RDS
• convert from "color matrix" to long data frame, remove white (unfilled) cells
• make rectangular grid of stitch holes, check if they fall within a circular polygon, and keep the ones that do

Create nice, minimalist plot

• use geom_point(shape = '.') for small holes
• use pairs of diagonal geom_segment's for stitches, with scale_color_identity to keep actual hex colors
• use geom_sf for outer ring

color_with_shiny.R

Shiny app for collecting / drawing your own color data

• specify a palette of hex colors or DMC thread numbers
• use the rhandsontable package to make a fillable, interactive data frame with the color data
• click save button to export data to an RDS file

Cactus data source

The cactus color data came from this cross stitch kit on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/586195752/desert-cacti-diy-cross-stitch-kit