STITCH & BEAD
Making guide & support
Choose a clear, well-lit photo and crop close to the subject. Start with 40–80 cells and 8–16 colors. Compare the original and pattern, then adjust before creating. More cells preserve detail but require more making time.
Use my colors remembers your material selections separately for cross stitch and beads. Enable Match only to selected colors to constrain conversion. Screen colors approximate materials; check physical swatches.
Design changes the chart. Make marks progress without changing colors. Focus color dims other materials; Find a cell provides exact X/Y coordinates, a next-unfinished search and accessible completion controls. Pattern options can complete one whole color; Undo reverses it.
Changes save on device automatically. Use Save and close before leaving. If saving fails, keep the editor open and export an editable backup. Backups preserve cells, progress and the reference photo; PDFs cannot be imported as editable projects.
Beads: choose A4 or Letter, print board pages at Actual Size / 100%, and turn off Fit to Page. Measure the 50 mm line. If it measures 48 mm, use 104.2% printer correction and print again. Test against your own 29 × 29 board before placing beads. Cross-stitch charts are enlarged reading guides; fabric count determines finished size.
Free includes unlimited previews and one saved project up to 80 × 80, with basic editing, PDF and progress. Removing that project frees the slot. Pro is a one-time purchase for unlimited saved projects up to 240 × 240, canvas transforms, selections, text, backstitch design and quantity records in both crafts. The app is free to download; Pro is an optional lifetime in-app purchase, with no subscription or automatic trial charge. Restore using the same Apple Account. An expired or refunded entitlement does not delete your saved work.
Do not post personal photos or complete backups in public reports.
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Do not post private photos or complete project backups.
Design tools and materials
Start from a photo or blank canvas. Draw continuous strokes, undo a whole stroke, pinch to zoom and use two fingers to pan while drawing. Pro adds canvas transforms, rectangular copy/paste, text and backstitch. Use the backstitch list for precise intersection coordinates and segment completion.
Material palettes include DMC, Perler, Hama Midi, Artkal S, Artkal Mini and MARD 221. Bead size and color matches do not make different physical materials interchangeable. Quantity records distinguish unknown stock from zero. Missing beads compare unfinished bead counts against recorded stock; thread skeins are not calculated from stitch counts.
Use the library backup menu on the home screen to export all projects and material records. Restoring creates new project copies, with existing quantity records taking priority. Keep a copy outside this app before deleting it.