Incidentally, that site also lets you print hexagon graph paper, which could be very handy for this type of project. You can print your own graph paper in different sizes right off the internet. Graph paper: if you don’t have any on hand, print it. Some shortcuts if you don’t have the specific supplies on hand: Ruler, pencil, pen (I use macron art pens in various sizes), graph paper (especially if you’re doing a geometric design), paper (if you’re not doing a geometric design, you can use regular paper to doodle out a design), a piercing tool, a piercing pad, and scotch tape. I’m going to use just a standard piece of “parchment” (in green) card stock, bought in a pre-sized package.Īssemble your supplies first. With the interest in handmade greeting cards these days, you can find beautiful paper available at almost any crafting center.
Keep in mind that embroidery on paper should be done on at least cardstock weight paper. I thought I’d show you how to design something simple for embroidery on paper, using a small note card as a sample project. As I goofed around designing the sign, I thought about how simple it is to design your own embroidery pattern for paper. The company also provide a version for Windows, and even one for the iPad, so I can design wherever I am.I’ve been playing with embroidery on paper lately, because I’m making a sign to announce my summer embroidery classes. This worked well and did just what I needed. Eventually I found MacStitch by Ursa Software. Cross stitch software for the MacĬross stitch software for the Mac was harder to find. I happily used Easy Cross for many years until moving from PCs to a Mac. Sadly the software I had chosen was slow to be updated, and eventually I started looking around for a replacement. I eventually settled on the most expensive program I could find, after all if it cost a lot it must be good eh? The next step was a bigger and better computer (why is the one we have never good enough?) and I looked around for a Windows program.īy this time we also had the internet and I downloaded and tried all the cross stitch software I could find. I soon learned that the benefits of designing cross stitch (and later blackwork) on the computer were many. No more scruffy hand-drawn charts with parts of the paper almost worn away where I had erased mistakes. It enabled me to print the charts that I sent to the magazine so they were neat and easy to read. Soon after that I discovered my first DOS cross stitch software. So what happened three weeks later? He would have had to chop off my hand to make me let go of the computer!
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