Now you can use the online cross-stitch pattern generator and obtain even higher-quality patterns from your favorite photos.
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Sequence of working with the program
- Open a file. The file must be an image in BMP format. You should not choose large images if you are not going to embroider a wall-sized panel (in that case, be prepared for the pattern (map) files and the embroidery image to be very large—20 megabytes or more—and the program will run slowly—30 seconds or more on a Pentium 4 2.8 GHz).
- You can name your project. Please do not use characters that are forbidden in file names—there will be fewer questions later.
- You can change the number of floss colors in the pattern by moving the slider.
- To change the transparent color of the image, click the source image with the mouse. The transparent color in the preview image smoothly changes from white to black and back. By default, the color close to the pixel color in the upper-left corner of the image is considered transparent. Choose the transparent color so that it is close to the color of the fabric you will use.
- If you want the pattern to include half-stitches, check the corresponding box. For now, this feature is of little use.
- Select the fabric type from the list. This allows you to calculate thread lengths and the fabric size for embroidery.
- If you intend to print patterns on a regular printer on A4 sheets, leave the "Split into A4 sheets" checkbox selected—otherwise the files will be single, continuous pages.
- Create the embroidery pattern. Several files will be created, and they will begin with the set of characters that you specify in the file save dialog. If files already exist into which the embroidery preview image (File_Name.Preview.bmp), the color selection chart (File_Name.Description*.emf), and the embroidery chart (File_Name.StitchMap*.emf) will be generated, you will be asked whether you want to overwrite the existing file. Therefore, it is better to create an empty directory and save the result there under the name of your project.
- Next, you can print the pattern—EMF (Enhanced Metafile) files can be printed using standard tools, for example, the Image and Fax Viewer.
