Using the Cross Stitch Design Assistant

Use the Cross Stitch Design Assistant to convert pictures automatically to crosses, to load existing cross stitch designs, and to start a new cross stitch design with or without a background picture.

Use the Cross Stitch Design Assistant to convert pictures automatically to crosses. Also use the Cross Stitch Design Assistant to load a picture as a background only, load an existing cross stitch design or start a new design with no picture.

Start a coss stitch design

The Cross Stitch Design Assistant opens at the Design Options page. See Design Options.

To learn how to

Go to

Create a cross stitch design from a photograph

See Create a Cross Stitch from a Photograph.

Load a picture as the background to a design

See Load a Picture of a House.

Start a design with no background picture

See Start a Design Without a Picture.

Create QuickCross Design

Create a new design by converting color areas in a picture to crosses. Choose an existing picture or obtain a new picture from a scanner or digital camera. If desired, crop and adjust the picture, and straighten scanned pictures. Set the cross size and design area in crosses, or select a hoop to set the design area. Select the maximum number of colors and the desired thread range to use for the cross colors.

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Load Picture for New Cross Stitch Design

Create a new design by loading a picture. If desired, crop and adjust the picture, and straighten scanned pictures. Set the cross size and design area in crosses, or select a hoop to set the design area. The picture is loaded into mySewnet™ Cross Stitcher.

 

 

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Load Existing Cross Stitch Design

Open an existing cross stitch design to preview it in the assistant, then close the assistant and load the design in mySewnet™ Cross Stitcher. The design area and palette are set according to the design loaded.

 

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Start a New Cross Stitch Design with no Picture

Select the desired cross size and design area, then close the Cross Stitch Design Assistant and start with a blank work area.

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Hints and Tips on QuickCross Designs

Design Options

Choose Picture

Rotate and Crop Picture

Design Size

Choose Thread Colors

Design Preview

Open Existing Design

How to Use the Cross Stitch Design Assistant