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Short, illustrated guides written by stitchers — from your very first cross to turning a favourite photo into a chart. Start anywhere.
Learn cross stitch from scratch: supplies, first crosses, fabric count, how many skeins you need, and free tools to plan size and floss before you buy.
Read the guide →Make a cross stitch pattern from any photo: pick the right picture, set the size and fabric count, choose DMC colours, clean up the chart and print or stitch it.
Read the guide →Learn to read a counted cross stitch chart: what each square and symbol means, the legend, grid lines every 10 stitches, finding the centre, backstitch and fractional stitches.
Read the guide →An illustrated guide to every cross stitch you will meet on a chart: full cross, half stitch, quarter and three-quarter stitches, backstitch, French knots and blended threads.
Read the guide →How many cross stitches per skein of DMC floss? Rule-of-thumb stitches on 11, 14 and 18-count, a worked example, then use the free skein calculator for exact colours.
Read the guide →Free DMC embroidery floss color chart by number: names, screen hex swatches and Anchor equivalents. Use it as a DMC colour list, substitution starting point, and shopping reference.
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