Cross stitch fabric count conversion

Extra fabric on each side for finishing? Use this chart to determine the finished size of a design for various fabric counts. Find the stitch count of the fabric on the top line.

Remember that this chart only gives the finished size of the design. The stitched size is the intersection.

You could simply wing it, but you run the risk of not having enough fabric or, just the opposite, and wasting fabric. Since cross stitch on linen is done over two threads instead of over one square as with Aida, to convert fabrics from Linen to Aida, divide by two. Thus, substitute 14-count Aida for 28-count linen. I use a program by Jane Greenoff called crossstitch designer.

You can choose your fabric, number of colours and count of fabric. Want to make sure you buy the correct size fabric or need to convert a pattern from one fabric stitch count to another? Just enter the width and height of the pattern in stitches or in inches (together with the fabric count that it was designed for) and then read off the dimensions for the fabric count you want to use.

Finished Size in Inches.

Convert Stitch Count. Determining the size of your finished project is as simple as dividing the Stitch Count of the design by the Thread Count of your fabric. If the width of the design is threads, using count Aida will result in a finished width of inches. How to do counted cross stitch?

What is cross stitch fabric called? Counted embroidery techniques such as cross stitch and blackwork are worked from a chart. Rarely are the squares on the chart the same size as the squares on your Aida or evenweave fabrics.

To see a visual representation, take out a ruler and compare a one-inch section against your fabric and count how many stitches you can make within that inch. If your fabric is bigger, say 10- count , then you will be able to stitch cross stitches in that inch. We have fabric by Charles Craft, Darice, DMC and Mill Hill.

We also have cross stitch fabric by Permin and Zweigart. Cross Stitch Fabrics. In the UK, it was either fine linen or 14- count aida fabric and that was about it! Now there is so much choice it can be quite confusing and leave the stitcher, particularly a newcomer, quite at a loss.

Ah, but there’s a catch! If you are stitching over threads on linen or evenweave, you want to divide the count of your fabric in half before calculating.

Fabric Size Calculator The Fabric Size Calculator quickly shows you how large a pattern will be on nine different fabric counts at one time. See Instructions for details. Linen works the same way as Aida, but the fabric counts are higher, typically anywhere from stitches per inch to stitches per inch.

The difference is that linen is typically stitched over 2. That means, for example, 28- count linen will have stitches per inch when stitched over 2. On count fabric (holes per inch) you stitch over thread (to make stitches sized holes per inch). Easy Count Guideline is a nylon thread that assists the stitcher in locating the exact point to stitch on the fabric. When used to grid cross stitch fabric , the product forms squares that match the cross stitch pattern.

The nylon thread is bright re making it easily visible even as work on the project progresses. All fabrics are sold by the yard or metre or part thereof and are described by the number of threads to 1in (cm), i. To check the count of a fabric , lay a ruler on the fabric and count the numbers of blocks or threads in 1in (cm) – use a needle to help you follow the threads. The picture, pattern or motif is transferred to the fabric by matching the weave of the fabric to the squares of the pattern or chart. These crosses form to create a picture.

Counted cross stitch has been around for hundreds of years and is one of the oldest forms of embroidery, traditionally using linen and thread to create samplers of words and sayings.