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Can anyone recommend a program for making your own embroidery designs? My husband has a quote he'd like me to embroider and I'll need to come up with my own layout to do it. The programs I've looked at are a little pricy so I'd like to know it's one that actually does what it promises before I shell out the money!
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I use two different ones. but my favorite is PCStiich Pro, alittle expensive, but I have added other designs into it. I think it will do embroidery also, you have to check the stitches that it has. the web site is www.pcstitch.com You can also go to many stores both online and driving to find it. I also get patterns from Patterns Online. they are downloadalbe. and cheap. http://www.patternsonline.com/Hope this helps you
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gemdragon wrote: I use two different ones. but my favorite is PCStiich Pro, alittle expensive, but I have added other designs into it. I think it will do embroidery also, you have to check the stitches that it has. the web site is www.pcstitch.com You can also go to many stores both online and driving to find it. I also get patterns from Patterns Online. they are downloadalbe. and cheap. http://www.patternsonline.com/Hope this helps you
Are these programs only for counted cross stitch or can they be printed out on transfer paper for stamped cross stitch?
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Adele wrote:gemdragon wrote: I use two different ones. but my favorite is PCStiich Pro, alittle expensive, but I have added other designs into it. I think it will do embroidery also, you have to check the stitches that it has. the web site is www.pcstitch.com You can also go to many stores both online and driving to find it. I also get patterns from Patterns Online. they are downloadalbe. and cheap. http://www.patternsonline.com/Hope this helps you
Are these programs only for counted cross stitch or can they be printed out on transfer paper for stamped cross stitch? I wrote somewhere on one of these topics that I make stamped for my mom. and yes you can use the pattern for transfer, just make sure you leave the grid lines off. and that you flip it if you are using transfer paper. I use a transfer pen. I print on tracing paper(not easy at times) than i trace it on the back and iron it on the fabric. sounds like alot of work, but mom likes it. I also do not have to remember to flip the words/pattern over LOL. I also use adia for the fabric, if it is for cross stitch, and only do the outline, this way you have the "X's" to work from and the stiches are even. You can use linen if you wnat to do embrodary. just do the outline before you fill in the rest of the fabric. Hope this helped.
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I used to buy some paper that you could print on then iron onto fabric it would show the X's like stamped cross stitch, but when you washed the fabric the lines would disappear. My Mom and I used to cross stitch sweatshirts with Disney Characters in the 1980-1990's LOL I have looked all over and cannot find it anymore. Anyone know where I can find it? Don't want to use a tranfer pen/pencil. We used to photocopy the designs on it, but now I could use my printer.
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In answer to your question... I bought a program at ACM, that was around $40... I can't think of the name off hand, But I scanned in a picture, hit a button and viola... it turned it into a X-stitch project. It even allowed me to pick floss brands-I chose DMC since its what I use, and it gave me a list of floss numbers, etc... I printed out the pattern for my Mom to do of my niece, but she hasn't done it yet. But it was so cool how easy it was to use.
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In Microsoft Office, there is a program for making pamphlets and flyers etc. You can type the quote, then use a text box over top of it (you may have to edit the box to make it clear instead of a white background). And type over the words using specific characters like ($%* etc.) for different colors. when printed you would have something just like a cross stitch pattern. Hope this helps, instead of buying a program.
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ksottung wrote:I used to buy some paper that you could print on then iron onto fabric it would show the X's like stamped cross stitch, but when you washed the fabric the lines would disappear. My Mom and I used to cross stitch sweatshirts with Disney Characters in the 1980-1990's LOL I have looked all over and cannot find it anymore. Anyone know where I can find it? Don't want to use a tranfer pen/pencil. We used to photocopy the designs on it, but now I could use my printer. It is called Fabric Transfer Paper and you can get it just about anywhere they sell office supplies or at ACM, quliting shops, and fabric stores. "BE WARNED" it is not cheap and they do not put alot of pieces in the package. I have used it to paint on shirts, and bag, you know fabric. I do more counted cross and embrodary than most,on clothing, so I found that I got more use from making my own since I could iron it on multi times.
I think I have see it at wally world in the staionary part of the store.
You can also look on line of it HP has it on there web site.
good luck. and don't laugh to hard I am still doing tigger and pooh on things and not just for the kids either. LOL 
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