This will eliminate all those complicated sums.Īnd you might want lots of it! It is all too easy to make a mistake, or change your mind part way through a design. Ideally you want a grid of 14 squares to the inch, if that is the size of fabric that you will use for your project. Or do you have a drawing or sketch that is just the size you want it to be, when stitched? Laying transparent graph paper over it will allow you to trace the shape, and square it up, but you won't be able to include all the detail if your grid squares are too large. General stationers will also offer basic graph paper if you just want a single sized grid, normally 10 squares to the inch.īut what if you want to create a pattern that will fit inside an aperture card when stitched on 14 count Aida?ĭoes all that mathematics confuse you when you try to work out how many stitches will fit into the area? If you draw it on a 10 count grid, then your drawing will be larger than the finished, stitched item.

Some needlework shops will supply sheets of cross stitch grids of different counts, but it is often pricey!.Would it help if I told you I started by using transparent graph paper to create my first few designs before I moved onto using a computer design program? If you are making cross stitch patterns for your own use, then it might be all you need too. Using cross stitch graph paper to design your own patternsĬross stitch graph paper or design software? Are you trying to decide which one you need to design your own patterns?

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