Comments on: Cross Stitch Charts for Needlepoint?

By: jmp

jmp — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:48:38 +0000

The convention for Cross Stitch is that it’s ones skein per color unless noted.

To do a ball park conversion, you need to know the number of strands for both.

On 18 mesh needlepoint uses 4 strands of floss, on 14 mesh 6 strands.

On 14 count cloth, Cross Stitch uses 3 strands and 18 2.

So if you were going from 18 count cloth to 18 mesh canvas, I’d figure on double the amount.

Now the only problem is that often you don’t know how much of a skein is used. You’ll have to eyeball it. Colors where there is lots and lots I’d probably add one skein or two if the chart calls for more than one skein.

I don’t have a rules of thumb for doing this as the guidelines I’ve seen aren’t reliable enough for me to recommend them.

HTH

By: Diane Pritchard

Diane Pritchard — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:31:46 +0000

The only problem I have with conversion, is how much thread to buy. How can you tell how much? Isn’t there a conversion for how many stitches certain length of thread covers?

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A design of many uses · Needlework News @ CraftGossip — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:51 +0000

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By: jmp

jmp — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:24 +0000

It’s more or less the opposite of this. In most charts the symbols will be in squares. One square on the chart represents one “square” of Aida fabric. Because of the weave of this fabric there are squares of thread with small holes in each corner.

The cross stitch should be made from corner to corner, filling the square, according to the color for the symbol on the key.

HTH!

Keep Stitching,
Janet

By: Sandy Hodges

Sandy Hodges — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:36:55 +0000

I need someone to explain how to convert a needlepoint chart to a counted cross stitch chart. No one can answer this question for me so I hope you can.

Converting Needlepoint to Cross Stitch not Cross Stitch to Needlepoint. Please help.

Sandy Hodges
Watauga, TX
sandrahodges1943@aol.com

By: Converting cross-stitch charts to needlepoint · Needlework News @ CraftGossip

Thu, 21 May 2009 21:00:46 +0000

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By: Irene

Irene — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:30:18 +0000

Thank You so much for replying to my question. You taught me so much about this subject. I am so glad I found your site. I visit it every day.
Happy Memorial Day to you.