Design your own cross-stitch patterns with the Cross Stitch Pattern Creator! This app comes with four free sample patterns to get you started. Activation is a one-time $2.99 fee. A tablet is recommended due to the size of the cross-stitch patterns.
To begin creating, simply select the "Create a Cross Stitch Pattern" button. The Cross Stitch Pattern Editor will open, allowing you to fill squares with DMC floss colors. Add your own custom colors for a truly personalized design.
Use the pencil tool to fill squares and the eraser to remove them. Choose from over 80 stamps and borders to enhance your creation.
The button bar features the following tools (from left to right):
- DMC Floss Color: Select your desired floss color.
- Save: Save your pattern.
- Pencil: Fill in squares.
- Eraser: Erase filled squares and backstitch lines.
- Backstitch: Select a color, then add backstitch lines.
- Backstitch Move: Drag a backstitch to reposition it.
- Backstitch Move Stitch End: Move either end of a selected backstitch.
- Stamps: Add small cross-stitch designs.
- Borders: Add borders that automatically wrap around your pattern.
- Dropper: Extract a color from your pattern to add more of it.
- Bucket: Fill a selected area with the current color.
- Bucket+: Replace a color with the currently selected color.
- Undo: Undo your last change.
- Redo: Redo an undone change.
- Selection Box: Select an area for cutting, copying, rotating, or flipping.
- Cut: Remove a selected area.
- Copy: Copy a selected area to the clipboard.
- Paste: Paste a copied area and reposition it.
- Rotate: Rotate a selected area or the entire pattern.
- Flip Right/Left: Flip a selected area or the entire pattern horizontally.
- Flip Top/Bottom: Flip a selected area or the entire pattern vertically.
- Zoom In: Magnify the pattern.
- Zoom Out: Reduce the pattern size.
- Symbols: Display unique symbols for each color.
- Picture: Convert a picture from your device into a pattern.
- Social Media: Share your pattern via social media.
- Resize Bars: Resize your pattern (bottom right corner).
Option Settings: Customize the grid color, fill style (solid or Xs), and row/column counter display.
Instruction Page: View DMC colors used and finished sizes for different Aida cloth sizes.
Finished Product Page: Preview your finished pattern and change the fabric color.
