Guides
Questions a short FAQ answer cannot settle, because the answer is a table or a comparison. Every number is computed by the same code as the builder.
How many colors a chart needs
The same picture at 4, 8, 12 and 20 colors — what disappears at each step, and where the gain runs out.
Read →Cross stitch calculator: finished size and fabric
A cross stitch fabric calculator, the formula, a finished-size table for all six fabrics, and how much fabric to buy.
Read →Seed bead sizes: which bead fits your fabric
A seed bead size chart, every canvas cell in millimeters, the closest bead number, and the honest gap between them.
Read →How to cross stitch: your first project
What to buy, where to start, how to stitch in rows and finish a thread — and a small chart to try it all on.
Read →Aida cloth and fabric count explained
Aida 11, 14, 16, 18 and evenweave side by side: density, square size and how many floss strands each one takes.
Read →Needlepoint vs cross stitch: what is the difference
Canvas, stitch, thread and coverage side by side — and a table showing how the same chart lands on 10–18 mesh needlepoint canvas compared with Aida.
Read →How to needlepoint: tent stitch for beginners
Supplies, canvas prep, the three ways to work tent stitch, and a table of how many meters of yarn a 10 × 10 cm square takes on 10, 13 and 18 mesh canvas.
Read →How to frame a cross stitch
Washing, pressing, mounting and glass — plus a table that matches a chart in stitches to the smallest standard frame and the fabric to cut.
Read →How to cross stitch with beads
Supplies, the seed bead that fits your fabric, attaching beads with a half stitch and a second pass, beads on top of cross stitch, and a bead chart from your own photo.
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