Free cross-stitch tools and guides

Free tools and plain-English guides for stitchers and pattern designers. No account needed.

Tools

• Photo to cross-stitch pattern - turn any picture into a pattern with real DMC or Anchor threads.
• Fabric calculator - the finished size of any pattern and how much fabric to cut.
• DMC colour chart - all 488 DMC colours with code, name and screen colour.
• DMC to Anchor conversion chart - find the matching thread in either brand.

Guides

• How to read a cross-stitch pattern - symbols, the key, grid lines and special stitches.
• What is confetti in cross stitch? - why it happens and how to avoid it.
• How to sell cross-stitch patterns on Etsy - from your first design to your first sale.

Compare

• Cross-stitch pattern makers compared - CROSSTIA, FlossCross, Pic2Pat, Stitch Fiddle and PCStitch side by side.