How it works
- Drop a photo in the hoop. Or tap Choose a photo, or paste one. A pet, a wedding photo, a house, a drawing.
- Tap your hoop and Aida count. The chart is sized to fit, and the stitch count, threads and finished size show at the top.
- Fix any thread on the bobbin card. Tap a bobbin to highlight it, make it lighter or darker, swap it for another DMC number, or merge it into its closest neighbour.
- Save the PDF chart with symbols, bold lines every 10 stitches, numbered edges and a floss list with skeins. Or stitch straight from your phone or tablet.
Stitch from your phone or tablet
Many stitchers do not print charts any more. Tap Stitch mode and the chart becomes the hoop you work from: zoom in until the symbols are easy on the eyes, tap each stitch you sew, or drag along a row. Highlight one thread first and only its stitches can be marked, so you never tick the wrong colour.
The bar along the top shows how much is stitched. Your progress saves in this browser as you go, and a progress file from More keeps a copy you can open on any device.
What you get, free
- Matching to 454 DMC stranded cotton colours, chosen by how close they look, not just by numbers.
- A thread count you set with plus and minus, from 2 to 60.
- Tidy confetti: lone single stitches folded into their neighbours, so you are not changing thread for 1 stitch.
- Lighter, darker, swap and merge for every thread, with undo.
- Background left unstitched: white, or any colour you tap on your photo.
- A PDF chart on A4 or US Letter, colour or black and white, plus a PNG.
Tips for a chart that stitches up well
A sharp photo with good light and a plain background makes the cleanest chart. Crop to the face for pets and people. If it looks speckled, use fewer threads or tap Tidy confetti; if a sky or skin looks banded, add threads.
Planned next on this site: perler bead, knitting and crochet charts from the same photo.
Questions stitchers ask
Is it really free? Do I have to sign up?
Yes, free, with no sign up, no trial and no premium wall. Every feature, including the PDF, is open from the first tap.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The chart is made inside your browser on your own phone or computer. Your photo and your chart never reach a server.
How do I pick the size?
Tap the hoop you will stitch in and your Aida count. The chart fills that hoop with about 0.75 in to spare on each side. For an exact width, open More and type the number of stitches.
My colours came out too dark. What can I do?
Tap the thread on the bobbin card and choose Lighter shade. It moves to the nearest lighter DMC thread, and Undo puts it back.
How do I get rid of confetti?
Tap Tidy confetti to fold lone single stitches into their neighbours, or tap a thread and choose Merge into closest. Fewer threads also means less confetti.
Will I lose my progress?
Progress saves in your browser every time you mark stitches, and it is back when you open the site again. Save a progress file from More as a backup, or to carry on on another device.
How many skeins do I need?
Each bobbin shows an estimate. We count about 1,800 full stitches per 8 m skein on 14 count with 2 strands, scaled for other counts. Buy 1 extra for big areas.