An Easy Way to Make Your Own Cross Stitch Charts with Text

If you’ve ever wanted to add writing to a cross stitch design or make your own cross-stitch charts that include words, it can be a pain to figure out how to draw the letters you want in a way that will look nice in stitching.

I ran into this problem recently when I wanted to stitch a word but wasn’t having a lot of luck converting a font I liked to cross stitch.

Though the number of fonts is quite limited (six, to be exact), the free cross stitch writing tool at Stitchpoint is a good place to start. Choose the font you want, select the letters you need and whether you want them to be lowercase or uppercase. You can even use special characters or add stylized hearts to your chart if you want.

Of course the size is limited to the small size used in the tool, but for a lot of purposes (birth records, wedding-related charts, etc.) small is fine.

Have you ever used a tool like this? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

[Photo via Stitchpoint.]

Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com

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If you’re a fan of detailed and colorful cross stitch patterns, Design for Cross Stitch might have a pattern you want to try. This Etsy shop is based in Spain and has more than 50 designs with a focus on animals, holidays and landscapes.

I’m just going to start with the first pattern that caught my eye when I visited the site, which is this Sakura by the Lake project. This pattern is 200 by 200 stitches and the whole background is stitched, so it’s definitely not for a beginner, but it’s stunning and would be amazing to make for someone who loves Japan. Despite the detail it only uses 24 colors. Worked on 14 count fabric it will measure 14.64 inches, or 37.19 cm.

There are a few other landscape designs, including a canal in Venice and a few cabins in the woods.

The shop also has some cute animal cross stitch, with big, round faces and often holding a warm beverage. Holiday projects focus on Christmas and Halloween. Most of the patterns have a cute, chibi-like feel, but there are some that are more detailed and realistic as well. Take for examples the flower patterns, which are full of details and soft colors.

You’ll also find some fun bookmark cross stitch patterns with a watercolor feel, as well as some that look kind of like paint pouring turned into stitches.

If this sort of stuff sounds like fun to you, check out their Etsy store at Design for Cross Stitch.

Do you have a favorite cross stitch designer who I haven’t featured yet? Let me know in the comments or share more about them by clicking on “suggest a DIY” at the center top of the page and let me know the details. I’d love to share the designers you’re enjoying with a wider audience.

[Photo: Design for Cross Stitch]

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