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Needlepoint Pattern Maker — chart any photo for 10, 13 or 18 mesh canvas, with thread colors.

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Stone country cottage with a red door (example photo) — Example: a cottage photo as a 80 × 60 pattern with 24 colors, made live in your browser.

Example: a cottage photo as a 80 × 60 pattern with 24 colors, made live in your browser.

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How to use the needlepoint pattern maker

To make a needlepoint pattern from a photo, upload it, pick your canvas mesh (10, 13 or 18 holes per inch) and finished size, and export the chart. Finished size equals stitches divided by mesh, so a 104-stitch-wide chart on 13 mesh is 8 inches wide.

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Upload a photo
Houses, pets and flowers with clear color areas chart well.
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Pick mesh and size
13 mesh is the classic; 18 mesh shows more detail, 10 mesh stitches faster.
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Choose colors
15–25 colors usually give a rich but stitchable chart.
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Export the chart
Symbols, a thread key and finished size — ready for tent stitch.

Wool stitches covering a canvasPhoto · Pexels

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Mesh size and finished size

Finished width = stitches ÷ mesh.

Stitches wide	10 mesh	13 mesh	18 mesh
80	8.0 in	6.2 in	4.4 in
104	10.4 in	8.0 in	5.8 in
130	13.0 in	10.0 in	7.2 in
160	16.0 in	12.3 in	8.9 in

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Tent stitch charts vs. painted canvases

A charted design is stitched by counting from the chart onto blank canvas; a painted canvas has the colors printed on. Our chart works for counted needlepoint and as a guide for painting your own canvas.

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Needlepoint vs cross stitch

Needlepoint is stitched on stiff open-mesh canvas with half stitches (tent stitch) that cover every hole, usually in wool. Cross stitch is made of X-shaped stitches on soft Aida or linen, usually in cotton floss, and the background is often left bare.

Both are counted from the same kind of grid chart, so any pattern here can be stitched either way — only the stitch and the finished size change.

	Needlepoint	Cross stitch
Fabric	Mesh canvas (10, 13, 18 holes per inch)	Aida or evenweave (11–18 count)
Stitch	Tent stitch (half cross), every hole	Full X stitch
Thread	Wool, cotton or silk	Stranded cotton floss
Background	Usually fully stitched	Often left unstitched
Typical uses	Pillows, stockings, belts, ornaments	Framed pictures, samplers, cards

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Custom needlepoint canvas from your photo

To get a custom needlepoint canvas, chart your photo here at the mesh you want, then stitch it from the chart on blank canvas or send the color chart to a print shop that prints onto needlepoint canvas. Pillows, Christmas stockings and belts are the most popular projects — set the size first so the stitch count fits.

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90 /FAQ

Questions people ask

Q.01How do I make a needlepoint pattern from a photo?

Upload the photo, pick 10, 13 or 18 mesh and a finished size, choose the number of colors and export the chart with a thread key.

Q.02How big will my needlepoint be?

Divide the stitch count by the mesh: 104 stitches on 13 mesh is 8 inches; on 18 mesh it is about 5.8 inches.

Q.03What is the difference between needlepoint and cross stitch?

Needlepoint uses half stitches that cover stiff mesh canvas, usually in wool; cross stitch uses X stitches on soft Aida in cotton floss and often leaves the background bare. Both follow the same grid charts.

Q.04Which threads does the chart use?

Colors are matched to DMC stranded cotton; you can switch to Anchor. For wool, use the chart colors as a guide to the nearest shade.

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