Thursday 5 August 2010

GENERATED CROSS STITCH CHARTS and HOW TO CROSS STITCH

Hi, due to fostering chidren, I have stopped creating cross stitch charts. I hope the following imformation can be of help ----


WHAT IS A COMPUTER GENERATED CROSS STITCH CHART?


A computer generated cross stitch chart is exactly what thetitle describes; it is a cross stitch chart which has been generated by a computer from a given image. Normally, when purchasing a cross stitch chart from a publishing company in a high street store, you are probably buying a computer generated chart. There are very few people in the western world that still produce charts using pen and paper as this takes a very long time to create and is far less acurate. Generating charts with a computer means that the resulting cross stitch work will look more realistic and artistic.


ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CROSS STITCH!
FABRICS

There are two main types of fabric for cross-stitching: -


AIDA

This is the most popular and probably the easiest fabric to use.It is made up of blocks of woven threads whereby you push the needle through the holes between the blocks. 14 count aida has 14 squares per inch,which is probably the most common. You can also get 6, 8, 11,16, 18

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