Ideas for using the program

Getting Started
7. Use the colours to design a small motif that is suitable
for repetition. Locate your motif in the top left corner of
the design area. Use the mouse to click on the required
You have purchased an Easy Cross program, installed it, stitch type from the stitch toolbar. If you make a mistake
skimmed through a bit of the manual and you are now or change your mind, click the right mouse button above
ready to attempt your first design. But where do you the stitch you want to remove and it will disappear.
begin? To familiarise you with some of the basic options 8. Next click on the Edit menu and then Copy. A cross hair
follow the step-by-step instructions below to design a will appear beneath the cursor, use this to define the
simple thank-you card. Always use the left mouse button rectangular area to be copied. Make the box fit exactly
unless otherwise stated. round the area then click the mouse. A box will then
appear beneath your cursor. Place the cursor at the
required position and click the mouse button. Repeat
this as often as required then click the right mouse
button to end the option.

9. Now Copy the whole row of motifs in the same way but
when your box is ready to be placed press J on the
1. In the File menu click on New, then Cross Stitch keyboard. This will reflect the whole area horizontally.
Design. A dialog box will appear. Place the box in a central position at the bottom of the
2. Click on Use Template and then on the arrow next to design area.
Category. A list of template categories will appear. 10. Now select the Text menu then True Type Text. The
Click on the word Card and you will see a list of Draw Text dialog will appear in which you should type
possible dimensions for your card. Find 6” x 8” the words “Thank You”, click the mouse on centre justify
Horizontal Oblong on the list and click on the and on straight. Click on Select Font then click on the
selection. fonts in the list to preview them. Use the arrows to move
3. You will now see a grid with a black oblong drawn to up and down the list. Using a point size of 12 a standard
represent the aperture of the card on screen. Click the size font (e.g. Comic Sans Serif) will fit into the design
Zoom button and a cross-hair will appear beneath the but if you select a bold or an embellished font you may
cursor arrow. Place this above the top left-hand corner need to reduce the point size.
of the black oblong and holding the mouse button 11. A rectangular box will appear on your design. Decide
down drag the cursor to the bottom right corner then which colour you would like your text and select it on the
release the button. The card aperture is now enlarged palette, then place the box centrally on the design and
to fill the screen and the grid is a more comfortable click the mouse. If your box is too large for the design
size to work with. area click the right mouse button to end the option and
4. The default palette may contain a large number of start again.
colours which you may want to reduce. To alter the 12. Finally check the design, you may wish to use the Move
palette which will be used in the design click on option in the Edit menu to adjust the position of the
Palette then on New. A warning is given, click on Yes borders to balance with the text.
to continue and the thread chart will appear.
13. When you are satisfied with the result select Save in the
5. The first thread chart is DMC. Drag the bar below the File menu. You will need to type a file name into the
palette to see the whole range of colours. Click on the dialog then click on Save. Your file will be saved in the
arrows by the chart name to view other available EasyC directory with the Extension .WXS.
charts and click on the chart name to bring it to the
foreground. Remember that each option is explained fully in the manual
so have it to hand when you begin to experiment with the
6. To select colours from a palette either click on each program. The quick reference page lists the hot keys which
colour on the screen and it will be highlighted, or type can save you lots of time. Happy Designing!
in the chart number with a comma between each
number. Choose five colours then click on OK.

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 Des
Converting Photographs you make while converting will give the structure of the
final design. These cannot later be changed without
reconverting the image so you should think about the
Have you ever seen a trade advertisement to convert a following items.
photograph of your house/pet/grandchild into a cross
stitch chart and wondered if you could achieve a How many colours would you like to stitch? You may
professional result yourself. As the owner of Easy Cross, if you wish select up to 255 colours. However for practical
Easy Cross de luxe or Easy Cross Enterprise you have purposes many would regard 50 as enough to give a
the software requirements to make your attempt, with satisfying image. As colours can be edited out later, it is
some extra features to considerably speed up the recommended that you choose 5 or 10 more than you
process. would like in your final design. Use Sensible Number to
have the program calculate a suitable number of colours.
Which threads do you want to use? You can either
match your photograph to a particular manufacturers
chart i.e. DMC or Anchor, which will choose the closest
matching colours from their chart, or you can match to
your own range of threads which have been previously
saved in a palette. To do this set Colour Match to Palette
and use Palette and Chart Selection to select the required
palette. This can be useful if you want to limit the threads
to those you have already purchased. It can also be
useful for creating effects. You can match to both a chart
and a palette or more than one chart which can be useful
if you wish to mix brands of thread to achieve a truer
match to the image colours.
How large would you like your design to be? The size
of the design can be set in stitches or in inches/
centimetres along with the ability to change the fabric
count. The Maximum Stitch Size gives the size of the
imported image in stitches and your converted design
cannot exceed this. To achieve a clear image it is
First Select your Source material: This should be the recommended that you scale to make sure that the image
clearest picture of your chosen subject that you can find. is at least 100 stitches wide.
Photographs can vary enormously in quality and it is What Image Detail should you use? For importing a
important to bear in mind that the quality of your photograph the Image Detail should be set to Take
conversion will depend upon the quality of the original. Average, but you may wonder what it means. When
However, if your snapshots aren’t perfect (and who’s are!) reducing a design by a half the program has to convert 4
don’t despair the Adjust Image dialog contains features to pixels into one stitch. Where the pixels are all different
help reduce glare effects and correct images that are too colours this can be done either by blending the 4 into an
dark or too bright. ‘average’ colour or by selecting one at random from the 4.
How to get your Photograph into Easy Cross: The The blending method is more effective where the image
image can be directly scanned into the program using the contains shading and Take Sample works best for line
Acquire option in the Convert menu. If you haven’t got a drawings.
scanner attached to your computer, then previously saved Extra converting features: The Import Wizard guides
files or clipart can be converted by using the Convert beginners through an extended Convert Image dialog. If
Image option in the File menu. you are unfamiliar with the technical language of image
At this stage you need to consider what you want to converting then this will provide a simple introduction and
achieve in your finished design. If you are interested in you will soon have the confidence to use the Convert
one area of the photograph then you only need scan in Image dialog directly. As with Easy Cross, Easy Cross de
that part of the image. Using flat bed scanners a luxe and Easy Cross Enterprise you will decide the design
rectangular partial image can normally be selected for size and number of colours used at this stage and there
scanning or use Trim on the Adjust Image dialog. Using are extra features, which can help you correct problems
either Easy Cross de luxe/Enterprise you can remove the and enable you to create more adventurous designs
background completely by using Convert Area. For Easy without the use of other scanning and editing software.
Cross users who wish to remove the background Correcting problems with your photograph: The
completely then it must be edited out using scanning Adjust Image dialog gives several options which could
software or a Paintbox package. help to correct problems with photographs. To improve
What Scanning resolution should I select: Scanning the definition of the image is to increase the Contrast.
resolution is measured in dots per inch and the more dots This has the effect of making dark areas darker and light
per inch you scan the more information you are extracting areas lighter. If your photograph was taken on a dull day
from your photograph, and the larger your image will be. you may wish to increase the Saturation value to make
When scanning for cross stitch you need to achieve a your colours more vibrant. If you set the saturation value
balance between getting a sufficiently clear image and to –100 it is possible to preview your photograph in black
producing a design that is practical and enjoyable to and white.
stitch. A resolution of 100 is recommended for general Correcting scanner related problems: Some types of
use but if you wish to enlarge your photograph then 200 scanner will produce a slightly green image. To
can be useful. compensate for this set the Green value on the Adjust
Using the Convert Image option: The selections that Image dialog negative i.e. -5.

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 selected area to give a less strong edge between colours.
This can give an impressionistic feel to your image. It is
most effective when you are designing with a small
number of colours.
The Clone option will allow the removal of objects within
an image, for example a tree against a sky background,
and the filling of the space left by sky copied from another
part of the image. This is an effective way of simplifying
the image. It can also be used to remove the glare effect
of flash photography on a face by replacing that area with
a more natural skin colour.

Summary
• Choose your photograph carefully, to minimise work
Creating Special Effects: By playing with the Red,
Green, and Blue values in the Adjust Image dialog it is • Use 100 dpi for scanning resolution
possible to preview your image in unnatural colours. For • Think about the number of colours to be used, more
example, the effect of increasing the Blue value to 100% colours used will give a better result but can make
while leaving the others at 0% is to present the image in the design difficult to stitch
shades of blue. While making Blue -100% will remove all
trace of blue from the image. It is worth experimenting • It is recommended that you use 5-10 more colours
with this option to give a new perspective on your than required in the final design
photograph. • Reducing the size and number of colours within an
Converting to a small number of colours: Many people image will reduce the quality of the final design
are put off stitching a converted photograph by the
expense of buying a large number of threads. However it • Changing the brightness and contrast of an image
is possible to produce a satisfactory image with about 10 will affect the conversion
colours. You will need to choose an image that does not • Always set Image Detail to Take Average when
need fine detail for clarity and select the Dither Colours converting a photograph or similar material
option. It is also helpful to Select Important Colours in
your photograph so that the colours in this area are given • When converting an image, some editing will always
priority over the rest. You should bear in mind that a be required
dithered effect is more difficult to stitch than blocks of
colour so it is best kept for occasions where you want to
reduce the number of colours used.
Converting photographs for needlepoint: You are not
Stitched View
restricted to producing a cross stitch design you can
import into tent stitch as well. Do you find that designing in
colour blocks does not give
Editing your photograph a true representation of how
Your photograph will be imported into an Easy Cross file the final stitched design will
placing a colour in every square of the grid. Remove the look? It is possible to view
grid by pressing G on the keyboard which can make the and print the design in a
image clearer. If there is part of the design you wish to simulation of how it would
remove this should always be done first. Use Crop in the look when stitched (see Fig.
Tools menu to remove a rectangular area or increase the 1). Below are step by step
Spray Size and delete the unwanted area. instructions on how to get
You may wish to reduce the number of thread colours the best out of the stitch
used. The Decrease Colours option allows you to preview display.De Fig. 1
the effect of removing certain colours before they are To view a design in the “Stitched” view
removed. You can either use the cursor to select the
colours to be removed from the palette or you can specify 1. Go to the View menu and select Stitch Display - a
that any colour used less than a required amount will be dialog will be given (see Fig. 2)
removed. The program will automatically change the 2. Set the Stitch Display drop down list to Crosses
removed colour to the closest match from the palette. It is
possible to add back colours by deselecting them in the 3. Set the Fabric Type drop down list to the required
palette. This option contains its own Undo and Redo type
buttons to facilitate easy experimentation. 4. Select OK
The Filter option in the Convert menu converts all lone full
stitches to the surrounding colour which simplifies the
image and can reduce the number of colours used.
The Flood Fill option in the Draw menu can be used to
change several similar colours to one shade. There is a
degree of trial and error in editing photographs so the
Undo option is invaluable.
The Randomise option allows you to spray over a
Fig. 2

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 Using Motifs Symbols
Chart Readability
We use the word motif to mean a component of a
design, and though some of them could stand alone, After all the time taken creating your design masterpiece, it
they are intended for use in larger designs or repetition is worth taking the time to check that the chart can be easily
in a border. followed. Easy Cross programs assign symbols according
to the darkness of the colour used, this means that it is
Finding the Motifs possible to tell what you are stitching from the chart.

All of the motifs supplied with the program are stored in

the motif library. Select the Draw option from the Motif
menu, this will give a small preview of each motif in the
library. The motifs are stored in different categories, it is
possible to see all the motifs at once or just ones from a
specific category. To select another category then use
the drop down list to see a list of the available ones.
Highlight the required motif, by clicking on it and then to
use it within a design click on OK.

Saving your own Motifs

Changing Symbols
You can add any part of a design to the motif library to
use later on. This can be done by selecting the Save So by having darker symbols for darker colours the chart
Motif option from the Motif menu. Once selected a will be easier to read, but the program will not be able to tell
cross-hair cursor appears allowing you to draw a square the readability of individual symbols.
around your design. You should fit the square exactly to Change the Stitch Display in the View menu to Symbols
the motif and assign an appropriate name to your motif. and spend a few moments checking the symbols, if the
design is large or complicated then it may be worth doing a
The first dialog will save the motif as a WSY file, then test print to check the readability of the chart. Should there
the library dialog will be given asking the motif name be some symbols which are too similar then use Symbols
and category. This may seem a roundabout method of and Threads in the Palette menu to change them. Once
saving motif, but it will ensure that there is a backup of the option has been selected a dialog is given, make sure
each motif which can be added again to the library if the Show Used Colours radio button is selected to give
anything happens. only the colours in the design. Click on the colour you wish
to change and then select a new symbol from the given list.
Using Motifs
Small Symbols
1) To create a motif border: The motif border option Because the program assigns the symbol according to the
allows you to create a border in a variety of different darkness of the colour, some of the lighter colours are given
shapes. The de luxe version has a larger range of small symbols which are very hard to see. If this happens
shapes than the standard version. When creating your use Symbols and Threads in the Palette menu to change
border you should keep in mind the size of the motif that them to symbols which are better to see. If you are using a
you have selected. The minimum length of each side of de luxe or Enterprise version, it is possible to edit the
the shape you draw should be equal to the height of the symbol file to remove the very small symbols or any others
motif. (Having the rulers switched on, may be helpful which you may not want to use. Select Edit Symbols from
whilst creating a border!) While experimenting with motif the Palette menu then use the Select button to give the list
borders it is useful to begin with a large design area of symbols. Select the one you wish to remove, then Delete
then crop it down later as it can be difficult to calculate from the Symbol menu and then OK which will save the
the amount of space required by some border shapes. changes to the file automatically. If you are making several
changes and wish to save the changes as you go along use
2) To assemble into a larger design: Motifs are useful
because they can be superimposed onto each other and Save To File from the File menu.
the background image shows through any gaps in the Having Trouble Identifying the Different Backstitch
foreground image. This enables you to experiment with Styles ?
the relative placement of components in a large design The program will automatically assign different styles for
in a sophisticated way. It can work best for motifs each backstitch colour used. Should you wish to have only
created using full stitches because the program the solid line style, use Symbols and Threads option to
removes the full stitch from the background when it is change the backstitch style to solid line or set the
superimposed by a ¾ stitch and so may require a small Backstitch/French Knot Style when printing to Solid
amount of redrawing. For de luxe and Enterprise users, Black.
the Objects feature will prevent this.
If using the different styles and they are not easy to read,
3) To create a sampler: A quick and satisfying personal the Edit Symbols option can be used to alter or make your
design can be created by combining true type text, a styles. In the 2000 series the Backstitch Symbol Repeat
motif border and a few well chosen pictorial motifs. Length in Options from the Tools menu will decrease or
However when creating a purely pictorial sampler from increase the space required for the repeat pattern. If the
supplied motifs it is important to ensure that their style is too gappy then by decreasing this value it will bring
relative scales are appropriate. the pattern closer together.

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 Make Your Printout Clearer
There are several options within the different versions of Easy Cross that could help to
improve the look of your charts.

Margins
Printout Size Take the time to position the design Grid/Line Settings
Lets first take a look at the design itself on the page, use the Margin option Having the grid showing every five
in the form of the printout. If the design to give a border around the outside. and ten squares can be confusing
is small then it will be all right to put the The design and key can be centred for some people and they find it
design and key on one page. [Set the within the page, they can be easier to have only the 10 squares
Printout Size to 0 in Print Settings.] With centred independently of each marked. Select Grid/Line Settings
larger designs it would be worth having other to give different effects. and set the Grid 5 lines to the same
the key on a separate page or even
value as the Grid 1.
consider tiling to make the chart easier
to read. A comfortable reading size Printout Colour Are you having difficulty in locating
would be to set the Printout Size to 10 the backstitch on a complex design
or 12 squares per inch, but the Some people find it hard to read or does it just have a lot of
complexities of the design may affect the chart when it is black symbols backstitch and so is difficult to
the value used. on white paper and find it easier to read? The backstitch shown on the
read blue symbols. To change the printout can be thickened by
When a design is tiled then the Tiling colour used for the chart, select increasing the Backstitch Lines
button on the Print Settings will become Printout Colour and then the Print value.
active, which gives access to features Colour button and select one of the
that control the overlap. given colours or define your own.

Fonts
The standard font used for the printouts is Courier 10 pt which cannot be changed in the Easy Cross version. But the de
luxe and Enterprise versions allow you to change the style and point size of the font used.
Hint: By increasing the point of the Printout Font (key), it can make it easier to read.

Before and Afterwards

Title Font € Comic Sans MS

14 pt bold (Font – de luxe &
Enterprise only)

Margins € Left, Right, Top

and Bottom to 0.2 inches
(Margins)

Printout Size € 10 squares

per inch

Backstitch Thickness € 8
(Grid/Line Settings)

Blank Border € 2 (Blank

Border)

Centring € Centre Design

Across and Centre Key
Across

Printout Font € Comic Sans

MS 12 pt (Font – de luxe &
Enterprise only)

Centre Marks € switch to

arrows (Centre Marks – de
luxe & Enterprise only)

Layout € remove unwanted

line between Design by and
Copyright (Key Layout – de
luxe & Enterprise only)

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 Hints and Tips Backups
Make backup copies of your work, preferably two
Changing Colour in One Area copies. A design could be totally lost if a disk
develops a fault or is damaged in some way.
If you want to change a colour in one area of your
design, you don’t need to draw manually over the
top. Use the Edit Area option, look in the Edit menu
and select Area from the bottom of the list. Choose
Edit Inside and a cross hair cursor will appear. If a
Lots of Backstitch
square box is suitable simply draw a box with the If there is a lot of backstitch in a design you may
cursor. If not press Y on the keyboard and you will notice the program slowing down. In Easy Cross
then be able to draw around the area clicking the de luxe the Process Back Stitch option in the Tools
left mouse button each time you reach a corner menu can reduce the amount of memory used in a
until you have enclosed your area. You can then design with back stitch. Once the option is selected
use Change Colour in the Edit menu to make then make sure the Remove Duplicate Back Stitch
changes in the area. and Merge Consecutive Back Stitch check box are
checked then select Process. This should improve
the speed of the program when handling a large
amount of back stitch.
Small Blocks
Are you are finding it difficult to see the colour
blocks in the palette because they are too small? Duplicate Symbols
Press the Right mouse button whilst over the
Any duplicated symbols are shown in red on the
palette and a pop-up menu is given. Select Width
Symbols and Threads dialog, Symbols and
and choose from Narrow, Normal and Wide for the
Threads can be found in the Palette menu.
different settings for the palette.

Duplicate Colours
Not Happy With a Colour
Select one of the duplicate colours (Colour A) and
Whilst designing you may find that one of the use Select Colour to change it to a colour which is
colours used isn’t quite the right shade. Double not used elsewhere in the design (using a
click on the colour and this will bring up the thread contrasting colour will allow it to stand out). Then
chart so a new colour can be selected. This will select the other duplicate colour (Colour B) and
change all stitches of this colour in the design. use the Change Colour option in the Edit menu to
change Colour A to Colour B. This should eliminate
the problem with two duplicated colours and the
process can be repeated as required.
Eye Strain
There is no need to strain your eyes! The
magnifying glass symbols on the tool bar can be
used to zoom in and out as required. Particularly Changing the default stitch colour
useful is the Zoom option, where a cross-hair When you open a new design and forget to select
cursor will appear so that you can define the area a thread colour before beginning to draw then the
to be enlarged first colour in the palette will be used as default,
which can be too pale a colour to see clearly. By
changing the order of the palette using Sort Palette
from the Palette sub-menu in the Palette menu.
Pale Colours Then make that palette the default palette, use the
Make Default option from the Palette sub-menu in
Where colours are pale change the colour of your
the Palette menu.
background fabric to get a clearer contrast. This is
done using the Fabric Colours option in the View
menu
Show And Hide Colours
Where you are making a subtle variation in tone
the Show/Hide facility in the View menu can help to
Print Key Only distinguish between the different threads. It has the
When selecting the options on the Print Settings following “hot” keys, Ctrl F will switch the current
dialog, select Key and Information on Separate colour between faint and normal. Ctrl Shift F will
Pages check box. The Number of Pages will switch all colours between faint and normal. It is
change to give the new value, the key will always less confusing if you chose the paler shade to
be the last page. So when printing set the Print make faint.
Range to Pages and enter the value for the last
page on the Standard Windows Print dialog.

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 Change the Key Column Order Making Your Designs Stitchable
If you have done a design using DMC threads and Be realistic about the size of your design. It is all
then done a colour conversion to other thread too easy to
to lose
loose
touch
touch
with
with
how
how
large
large
a design
a design
is is
charts, you will have several columns listing the when it is on a computer screen. Set the Ruler
thread numbers for each chart. Settings in the View menu to inches or cms to
The option Chart Order in the Print Settings help keep track of the size.
option (de luxe & Enterprise only) is useful to Think about ease of stitching, try not to use too
change the order the columns appear in the key. many single stitches of one colour as this will make
Highlight the chosen key and then click on Move a lot of starting and stopping or else the thread will
Up until it is at the top of the list. In a similar way have to be carried over the back. Also think about
you can change the order of the other columns. the quantity of part stitches you are using, if you
Remember that if you have only used one thread aren’t very confident with stitching them.
chart in your design you will only get one column in How many colours are you using? The cost can
your key. soon mount up when a design includes 15 or 20
colours. Think about using colours that you already
have in your workbox.

Pickup Colour
If there are similar colours together in the palette, it
may be hard to select the required one. A colour
Threads
can be selected from the design itself by selecting Thread palettes on the screen can only provide a
Pick Colour from the Edit menu. A cross-hair is close approximation of the thread colours and does
given, move this over the required colour and not capture the lustre of metallic threads and
press the LEFT mouse button. This colour will cotton perle. So use manufacturers thread charts
become the current colour in the palette shown by to select your colour combinations. Your stockist
the white surround. will be able to order these for you.

Grid Spacing Copying Areas

If you would like the grid spacing on screen to reflect Sometimes it isn’t very easy to isolate a
the fabric count that you prefer to stitch on then you rectangular area of the design whilst copying.
should look under Tools: Options. Change the grid There are times when you don’t want to take the
spacing to half of the fabric count e.g. if you stitch on background stitches along with the area.
14 count then it should say 7. This will mean that the
bold grid squares represent one inch of work and the The User Definable Outline feature allows the
fainter lines represent half an inch. boundary of the area to be manually selected.
Once the Copy option has been selected and the
cross-hair is showing, press the Y key on the
keyboard.
Blank Grid
Sometimes you may like to carry round some blank
squared paper. To print a blank grid, create a new
design at the required size, then select Print in the Line Thickness
File menu. Make sure the Blank Border Around
Design checkbox is not selected and set the Sometimes it can be difficult to tell the difference
Printout Size to the required size (this will alter the between the grid lines and backstitch lines, there is
size of the squares on the page) and select OK to the flexiblility of changing the different thickness
print. used.
On screen use Options in the Tools menu, to alter
the Backstitch Line Thickness on Screen as
required.
Fitting Text Into A Design The colours used for the different gridlines on
The point size of the True Type Text will give a screen can be changed by using the Fabric
general guide to the size of each letter e.g. allow a Colours option in the View menu. Depending on
10 x 10 grid for a capital in point size 10. However the fabric colour, it can be useful to change the
this is a minimum requirement and the exact colour of the gridlines to make them stand out.
dimensions of each letter will vary from font to For printouts, use the Print Settings: Grid/Line
font. All but the most basic font shapes will need a Settings option in the File menu to change the
little extra and those with flourishes up to 50% thickness for Grid Lines 1, Grid Lines 5, Grid Lines
extra. 10 and Backstitch Lines.

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 An ideal package for home users who wish to create their own
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With many additional extras to help add that special

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Easy Cross de Luxe touch to your charts.

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Hardanger Long Stitch

Remove areas of the grid to Available stitch types are
show where the fabric vertical, horizontal and
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stitches in the library along and Join option will toggle
with the ability to add your depending on the stitch.
own. Convert an existing cross
stitch design into long stitch.

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Rectangular grid with the Creates cross stitch and
ability to change the size of Blackwork designs which
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