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 fee of $2.99. A tablet is recommended due to the size of the patterns.
To begin creating your masterpiece, simply select the "Create a Cross Stitch Pattern" button. The Cross Stitch Pattern Editor will open, ready for your creative input. Fill the squares with DMC floss colors, or even add your own custom colors!
Use the pencil tool to fill squares and the eraser to remove them. Over 80 stamps and borders are available to enhance your design.
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 backstitches.
- Backstitch: Select a color, then add backstitches.
- Backstitch Move: Drag a backstitch to reposition it.
- Backstitch Move Stitch End: Move the start or end point of a backstitch.
- Stamps: Add small pre-designed cross-stitch motifs.
- 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 action.
- Redo: Redo an undone action.
- Selection Box: Select an area for cutting, copying, rotating, or flipping.
- Cut: Cut a selected area.
- Copy: Copy a selected area.
- Paste: Paste a copied area.
- 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: Import a picture and convert it to a pattern.
- Social Media: Share your pattern via social media.
Resize bars are located in the bottom right corner. Option settings allow you to change the grid color, fill style (solid or Xs), and row/column counter display.
The "Instruction" page displays DMC colors and finished sizes for different Aida cloth sizes. The "Finished Product" page shows a preview of your completed cross-stitch, with the option to change the fabric color.
