and photo's. I am not very technically minded ! but can draw and copy reasonably well. Is there a website that may help me ? I have searched but not found anything up to now. Thanks.
2007-01-27 20:00:42 · 5 answers · asked by Alexa 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
PC Stitch is a program that can do that for you. http://www.pcstitch.com
2007-01-28 04:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by DishclothDiaries 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I generally use just patterns. I hate kits, if you mess up then you are trying to match thread and all. It can be a nightmare depending on the kit. I have a friend though, who only likes kits and swears by Dimensions kits. I tend to buy a pattern that I like...if I don't like the colors but, I do like the design no problem, I just change all the colors. Oddly, I have never stitched something that I have not changed at least some of the colors in it. I do a lot of Victorian Houses, they are really easy to stitch, they just look hard. If you are a beginner then choose something with big blocks of color, as you advance then choosing things where you have a stitch of one color here and there is fine, it is just more complex. Right now I am stitching on 18 count aida and I have done 22 count aida and linen...just remember on linen you go over two threads each way. After doing 18 count aida though, 14 count is huge and extremely easy. I have not made up my own counted cross stitch designs because, I am not artistic in that way...though, I have done my own embroidery designs (after a fashion) because, I can copy a line drawing and then use the embroidery to 'fill' in the elements.
2016-05-24 08:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not just ONE site...there are a lot of them. Also, there are sites which buy original patterns. You can start your search from here:
http://www.dari-bazaar.com/wp/14/cross-stitch/
By the way...this is a very nice hobby, especially if you're more into the creative part. As a suggestion....your own cross stitching patterns book.
Good luck!
2007-01-29 20:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by the_doors 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're doing a simple design, the easiest way is to use coloured pencils on graph paper.
2007-01-28 07:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use this web site to convert pictures to graphs for cross stitch.
http://www.hobbyware.con/pm.hlm
2007-01-27 21:38:59 · answer #5 · answered by Pat C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋