How to Use a Transparency for Cross Stitching

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 talk about how to design a picture transparency paper, grid paper and your favorite photo that you want to turn into a cross stitch pattern. Transparency paper comes in two styles, one for inkjet printers and one for your color printers. All you do is you're going to use that as your paper. You put that in, you're going to copy your grid paper onto it. Now once you get your grid paper onto your transparency paper then you're going to take your picture, put it underneath, put it through the copier again. You'll now have your picture gridded out then you just take your colors, choose them. An easier option is to go online. Many companies online, you send them your favorite photo, they'll send you back a printed pattern with the colors and everything you need. And that's how you use your transparency paper."