![]() Once you get the hang of it, however, the interface makes perfect sense, offering access to different size, color, and types of stitches, easily, allowing you to zoom in and out on a design with the tap of a button and giving you options for accessing alphabet presets, motifs, and more. The interface is very dense when you first open it, with options across almost every square inch of the screen, so the tutorial will help you find what you need. After loading it from your Applications folder, you can start using it right away, though it recommends you open the Help folder, a recommendation we agree with. ![]() Installation of MacStitch is straightforward and takes only a moment. The result, while strict in its learning curve, can be an extremely powerful tool for anyone who creates their own patterns or wants to customize the patterns they purchase online on their Mac. The cross stitch section also has many tutorials.MacStitch 2014 for Mac offers dozens of features and options in an incredibly deep interface for creating custom patterns on your Mac. You can also check out the cross stitch section on Reddit and refer to their FAQ document that is full of tips & instructions. I sell a beginner’s kit in my Etsy shop, which includes an instruction booklet, cross stitching needle, and embroidery scissors, which can get you started on any project! This was a great way to get started with the craft. I learned by buying a DMC kit from my local chain craft store it had all the needed supplies and decent instructions, too. Getting started with cross stitch is really simple. It is a great basic chart-maker, and the price is hard to beat. I’ve posted a basic tutorial explaining how I use Photoshop to edit images before importing them into MacStitch you can read it here.īefore I had MacStitch, I also used a free program called KG-Chart (Windows only). png, and use MacStitch’s image conversion feature to turn it into a chart. Usually I use Adobe Photoshop to edit an image to the size I want (with one pixel equal to one stitch), save the file as a. I use a cross stitch chart program called MacStitch (which is Mac only, but the same company makes an apparently identical program for Windows called WinStitch). How do you make your cross stitch charts? However, please do use them to make things for yourself, your friends, your family, or anyone else who needs some cross stitching in their life, and feel free to share them on your favorite social media with a link back to. Unless the chart itself says otherwise, the free charts I post are for personal use only please do not sell the charts, include them in kits for sale, or sell items made with the charts. Email me: Find me on your favored social medium:.I also collect postcards & run a blog about that over at deltiolog. I also enjoy sewing and knitting, and I dabble in quilting and needle felting, too. I started with a simple craft-store kit, and was so enamoured, I quickly learned how to make my own patterns so that I could stitch whatever I imagined. ![]() Welcome to PDX-stitch, a cross stitching & other needlecraft blog! I’m Kate, and I live in Portland, Oregon, AKA the Rose City, AKA the city where it rains so much you have to find indoor fun - like crafting.
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