username: password:       register (it's free!)    
logo
  • Some of our members' work...
  • Stitchboard Community: Share your ideas...
  • ... have fun together ...
  • ... meet and discuss your interests ...
  • ... everything stitching!
You must be a member (free!) and be logged in to access all menu options.
  • Free Membership!
  • Forums
  • Member Areas
  • Photo Albums
  • Maintain Your Stash
  • Thousands of Videos
  • Member Blogs
  • Mailing Lists
  • Contests
  • Free Pattern Generator
  • Beading
  • Crochet
  • CrossStitch
  • Knitting
  • Sewing
site news and information
New! Caron One Pound, Caron Simply Soft and Herrschners 2-Ply Afghan palettes - thank you to BetwixtTheStitch!

New!  The Herrschner's Worsted Palette - thank you to BetwixtTheStitch!

New!  We've just added the palette for Deborah Norville Everyday Yarn!  If you knit and/or crochet, this is for you.  This is a beautiful yarn with a nice feel to it, a good alternative in worsted weight acrylic!  (Thank you again to BetwixtTheStitch!)

New!  The Red Heart Super Saver Palette - thank you to BetwixtTheStitch!

Welcome to Stitchboard!  Feel free to sit and stay awhile.  Check out our new Premier features.  In addition to the ability to create larger patterns (up to 500 stitches wide), illusion knitting and private labeling (no more worries about editing those pesky and messy PDFs), we've just introduced Filet Crochet, our most popular request!  We have many more features planned, too!  Laughing
activity feed
 
Stitchboard Admin posted a reply in the Community
 
ryocoded made a new post in the Community
 
Stitchboard Admin posted a reply in the Community
 
Yarnlady1975 made a new post in the Community
 
Stitchboard Admin posted a reply in the Community
 
Snodge27 posted a reply in the Community
 
Stitchboard Admin posted a reply in the Community
community activity
This area shows some random posts from the Community.
To read a particular post, simply click on it!
 
hello! i am new to this site and new to cross stitching. i have tried to upload a few different font designs that i would like to have converted into a cross stitch pattern and not one of them has worked. please let me know what i can do, am i only allowed certain fonts? 

please help this newbie out!

Jessica,
Welcome! Smile
Things are slow, particularly at holiday time, but yes, there are still people here! Smile
Congrats on finding such a wonderful hobby. Kiss Knitting is so much fun! Kiss


Midnightbleu,
Welcome! Smile
Glad to hear you like the detail the freePatternWizard produces!
Outlining is a feature that will be added in the future. As of now, if you're just creating your own patterns for your own use, perhaps it would be best to look at the work and figure out where to add some outlines. I know it's an inexact science, but it's the best way I can think of, until we have an outline function available. Smile
If you're talking about downloading your finished patterns, at this time there's no storage of patterns on your account...that's also a feature that will be offered at a later date. For now, the only thing to do is download it to your computer. You can also choose the email option, where you can store patterns in your email. Most providers allow you to keep emails indefinitely and many also allow up to X amount of megs or gigs of storage. For example, I believe Google currently offers 15G for a user account.
Oh, discontinued patterns...my nemesis! Cry I hear you about those. I used to have the most beautiful dragon booklet, but lost it to flood waters and have been unable to find anything close. Cry
What I would say is if you think you know the manufacturer, perhaps call them and see if they can find the right pattern book...they may be able to sell it to you directly, or at least let you know more info about it, should it be out of print. (I'd do the same, but have no memory of who published my dragon booklet, only that it was from at least 20 years ago...needle in a haystack. Cry)
I would guess manufacturers would like to at least help you to get info so you can look on Amazon or eBay for discontinued patterns.
I don't know of anyone who actively sells a lot of old patterns, but wouldn't be surprised to find there is someone like that!


Hi cwcoup, what a lovely memorial to your friend.

As for what yarn is best, it really comes down to your preferences. I like the Caron One Pound even though it has fewer colors.

I have used the Deborah Norville, and though I love the softness and the quality, I find that it doesn't work well when weaving all those ends because of the smoothness of it.
I imagine that Simply Soft would be difficult to keep the tails hidden, too.

I haven't used the Red Heart for a graphgan, but a lot of people in my crochet group do.

The Herrschners is a tad bit thinner than Red Heart, but it does have a lot of colors and is a bit less expensive.

So there's my two cents, hope there is some info that helps you decide.

Shirley,

Welcome!  Smile

Hee hee, isn't TV so much more interesting with a project in your hands?  Wink

Ontario...love it!  I was there once (Toronto, mostly) and had the nicest time.  The people were lovely and there was so much to see!  Autumn is a particularly beautiful season, when the trees start to turn those gorgeous colors.

If you'd like, please post photos of some of your work so we can drool over them!  Wink
friends
You must be logged in to see this.  (register for free!)
and now a few sponsored links...


featured showcases
thumbnail 2015 Projects
 

thumbnail Kris Krochet
(no music)

thumbnail MarDi Studio, Miscellany
(no music)

Showcase Home Page
promotional live feedsm
logo

  JOANN fabric and craft stores
  www.joann.com
twitter live feed
facebook recent activity
Notes: You must have cookies enabled in your browser.
If you've registered as a new member but did not receive a validation email, check your "spam" or "junk" folder.
If you still can't find a validation email from us, with your username and we\'ll send you another validation email.
FAQsTerms of ServicePrivacy PolicyContact Us
©Copyright 2002-2025 Stitchboard.com   All rights reserved
"Stitchboard" and "Promotional Live Feed" are service marks of Stitchboard.com