Stoik Stitch Creator 4

Using STOIK Stitch Creator, you can convert photos into a cross stitch pattern. It will take just couple of minutes! Download our cross stitch pattern creator, install it, choose any of your picture, image or photo and get a cross stitch pattern and a color chart.

Cross-Stitch patterns may be changed by hand with tools like vitrual needle, color fill, eraser, text. You'll have access to preview on every step of your work, and finally you’ll be able to see final stitch patterns on screen and print.

Cross-Stitching Made Easy

STOIK Stitch Creator makes turning your pictures into cross-stitch masterpiece a breeze. You can convert any picture or photograph into a cross-stitch pattern, or create your very own cross-stitch charts from scratch by using tools like virtual needles, color fill, eraser, text and picture inserts.
Create Cross-Stitch Patterns in Three Easy Steps

It only takes three easy steps to convert a picture into a cross-stitch chart.

• Choose your picture by loading it from the disk, scanner, or digital camera
• Specify desired floss palette and let STOIK Stitch Creator convert your picture into an optimized cross-stitch pattern
• Adjust your cross-stitch pattern by adding a motif, border, or using the drawing tools available. Hit Print and start stitching!

Better Conversion to Thread Colors

Create cross-stitch charts in perfect color! STOIK Stitch Creator knows the colors of most threads, and has information from many recent brand catalogues. By specifying which threads you’re going to use, you can help STOIK Stitch Creator create a perfect pattern for you.

• Image Conversion Wizard shows instant previews for every step
• Various palette settings for cross-stitch patterns available with instant previews
• Recognizes the most recent brand color catalogues such as Anchor, DMC, Madeira, J&P Coates
• Brand Manager can update brand catalogues, define custom colors and custom brand palettes
• Supports mixed-color threads

Powerful cross stitch Pattern Editing Tools

Not quite happy with busy background of your favourite photo? Want to add a theme or seasons greeting to your work? The many editing tools available will help you do that with ease.

• Multiple layer support for creating complex stitches with reach color palette
• A huge collection of themes and motifs
• Extendable collection of blackwork style designs
• A wide choice of borders
• Text layer support for adding various text effects
• Stitching styles: Over 10 stitch types including French Knot
• Extra backstitch types including short and double backstitch

Features:

Creative Tools for Creating Cross Stitch Patterns

STOIK Stitch Creator is a embroidery pattern creation software packed with features allowing creating cross-stitch patterns from scratch, converting pictures into cross-stitch charts, editing and enhancing patterns. You can make also cross-stitch patterns and ornaments for kids.

The many creative tools allow drawing new cross-stitch patterns from scratch, enhancing and editing existing patterns. A full-scale image editor is included with STOIK Stitch Creator to allow drawing, editing and enhancing cross-stitch patterns with special effects. Basic cross-stitch pattern editing tools include:

• Drawing tools: pen, line, ellipse, rectangle
• Color Fill: selection, change thread
• Selection: rectangle, ellipse, lasso, adding/subtracting selections

There are many additional tools available that include:

• The ability to insert and edit images
• Multi-layer support for making cross-stitch charts with rich color palettes
• Text Layer supporting true type fonts, anti-aliasing with 3/4 stitches and backstitch outlines
• Palettes supporting 2 to 255 thread colors
• Custom color palettes with supporting custom color and mixed thread with save and restore functionality

Enhance cross-stitch patterns with the following:

• Extendable collection of motifs
• Extendable collection of blackwork
• A number of customizable cross-stitch borders
• Text effects to produce stunning stationary

STOIK Stitch Creator supports a variety of stitching styles, including:

• 25 types of stitches
• French Knot
• Backstitches: standard, short, and double backstitch

Tools for Converting Pictures into Cross-Stitch Patterns

STOIK cross stitch pattern maker converts any picture or photograph into a cross-stitch masterpiece. Its Image Conversion Wizard offers quick step-by-step conversion of any image into a cross-stitch chart of any size and resolution.

Just specify the size of your pattern, what threads you have and how many colors you want to use, and Image Conversion Wizard will do the rest automatically. The conversion features include:

• Image Conversion Wizard with instant preview
• Automatic palette optimization for available thread colors
• Designer stitches
• Optimized palettes for popular brands including Anchor, DMC, Madeira, J&P Coates
• Instant preview of cross-stitch charts made with various palette settings
• Brand Manager supports various brand catalogues with instant online updates
• Brand Manager can define custom colors and custom brand palettes
• Mixed color threads support

Importing Tools

STOIK Stitch Creator can import pictures from a variety of sources. You can load a picture in any of the popular formats from the hard disk or your digital camera. If you have a picture you want to scan, STOIK Stitch Creator can import it directly from the scanner. The importing options include:

• Image files in popular formats including jpg, gif, png, tif, bmp, pcx, tga, fpx, psd, and Stitch project files
• Scanners and digital cameras via TWAIN interface (up to three TWAIN devices supported)
• Clipboard support for copying and pasting graphics from other applications

Printing, Saving and Exporting Cross-Stitch Patterns

STOIK Stitch Creator can save whole or parts of your cross-stitch charts into a file, export designs and thread lists, or print black-and-white and color templates in actual size.

Printing Cross-Stitch Patterns

• Print cross-stitch patterns of any size, any resolution on single or multiple pages with advanced print options
• Print WYSIWYG stitched patterns, Colored blocks, Colored blocks with symbols, Symbol charts, Brand catalogues and Material lists

Saving and Exporting Cross-Stitch Charts

• Save cross-stitch patterns as a picture in popular formats including jpg, gif, png, tif, bmp, pcx, tga, fpx, psd
• Export designs and material lists to graphic files
• Save stitch projects
• Save parts of the project as Motif or Blackwork designs

Interface and Usability

STOIK Stitch Creator is easy to learn and to use, offering two distinct looks for new and advanced users. The step-by-step wizard requires no learning curve, while all the advanced options available will satisfy the most demanding user. The usability features include:

• Two interface modes for new and advanced users
• Fully guided step-by-step Stitch Conversion Wizard with instant preview of a cross-stitch pattern at every step
• Comprehensive workflow guides in novice mode
• Dockable floating palettes in advanced mode
• Navigator window for easy access to every detail at high zoom levels
• Customizable colors in novice mode
• Multiple level undo and redo

System Requirements:

• Windows® 7, Vista or XP;
• 50 MB free hard drive space required for program installation;
• 512 MB RAM or above for Windows® XP, 1GB RAM or above for Windows® 7 or Vista.