How to Make a Cross Stitch Pattern from a Photo

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Vickie Pavone on behalf of Expert Village. In this series we'll be talking about the basics of cross stitching. In this segment we're going to be discussing designing a pattern using preprinted options. When you have a picture that you want to do but you want to change it to make it your own, you take your choice, you find your pattern, make a copy of it, and then decide how you want to embellish it. In this case I need it larger, so I'm going to be adding stitches. So all I've done is taken a section in the middle and added stitches. In this case I'm going to add seven. Three stitches on each side. In this case I'm going to be adding the same amount leaving one open and three stitches on each side. That will make the picture both wider and longer for what I want. The other option is you can use your grid paper and choose say a border or letters, and then draw them right onto your paper. Following the pattern you would take it and you would just follow the pattern they have. Do however many, in this case there's four up, two over, one back down again, one across to make the letter "A". And that's how you follow your preprinted patterns."