Photo to pattern
The photo that matters, as a pattern you can stitch.
Pick the size in stitches or inches and watch the chart sharpen. Your photo is processed on your device and never uploaded.
Turn my photo into a patternCross-stitch studio · free during the beta
Design, convert and stitch, all in one studio.
Draw a design, turn a photo into a pattern, digitize a chart you bought, pick your floss, then stitch and check off every stitch. In your browser, on Windows or on your phone. The studio speaks French for now; English is on its way.
- No credit card
- Nothing to install
- Your files stay on your device
Five ways into the studio.
Every door leads to the same project. Start from a photo, touch it up with the pencil, then stitch it, all without switching apps.
Design a pattern
21 stitch types, shapes, text, symmetry, up to 32 layers.
Start from a photo
Your photo becomes an editable chart, with real floss numbers.
Digitize a pattern
A paper page, a scan or a PDF becomes a project you can track.
Stitch and track
Check off your stitches, find the next color, watch your progress grow.
Manage your floss
Color charts, brand conversions, stash and shopping list.
Studio features
Floss
26 color charts, and every color keeps its real number.
Browse skeins by color family, switch a whole project from one brand to another, keep track of your stash and print your shopping list.
Browse the DMC color chartComfort score
A pattern that’s a joy to stitch.
The Comfort score flags isolated stitches, colors that barely appear and colors that look almost the same. Each fix takes one click and can be undone in one go.
How to make a pattern easier to stitch
Paper or PDF pattern
Already bought a pattern? Digitize it and track it.
Snap a photo of a chart page, scan it or pick a page from a PDF. Place the four corners, the assistant lines up the grid and reads the symbols square by square, then you match each symbol to its floss.
Digitize a pattern
Stitch mode
Never lose your place, stitch after stitch.
Swipe across the chart to check off stitched squares. Progress for each color, today’s stitches and your sessions update on their own.
Start stitchingStaging
See your piece on the table before the first stitch.
The preview follows every stitch you draw. Change the scene, the time of day and the hoop, then share the picture.
- Workroom
- Pastel studio
- Evening
- Cutting mat
- Frame wall
One chart, four crafts.
Embroidery floss
Cross stitch, half stitches, backstitch, blackwork and variegated floss.
Fuse beads
A pixel art chart in real fuse bead colors.
Diamond painting
Drills and their color chart, with the count for each color.
Yarn
Yarn colors for crochet, knitting or needlepoint charts.
Real design software
Simple mode stays light. Pro mode shows everything.
Selection, copy and paste, shapes, curves, stamps, text, symmetry and layers. Your projects stay on your device, or in your online space if you prefer.
See the tools guide28 free tools, no account needed.
Plan your next project before you even open the studio.
Pricing
The whole studio, free during the beta.
During the public beta, the whole studio is free with an account, no credit card. Your feedback helps us shape what comes next.
Right now
Public beta
0 €
- Full access to every tool
- A free account, created with your email address
- No credit card, no commitment
- We’ll email you before the beta ends
Your files stay yours. Your patterns are saved on your device as .embx files, and you can open them at any time.
Community
Stitched by the community.
Every stitcher can have a designer page to show off their work.
Designers to discover
Reviews
What stitchers say.
Tips
Stuck between the photo and the fabric? Start here.
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Photo
How to turn a photo into a cross-stitch pattern
Cropping, size, colors: the key steps before you export.
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Pattern
How to avoid confetti stitches in a pattern
Get a cleaner chart that’s more pleasant to stitch.
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Floss
DMC and Anchor color charts: choosing the right floss
Build a floss palette that works for your project.
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Pattern
Exporting a pattern for Pattern Keeper and paper
Symbols, key, page layout: get your pattern export right.
Is Stixiva free right now?
Yes. During the public beta, every tool in the studio is free: no credit card, no commitment.
What happens after the beta?
Nothing changes without notice: everyone with an account gets an email before the public beta ends. No payment is asked during the beta, and your patterns stay yours: you can always open them and save them as .embx files.
Do I need to know how to draw?
No. Start from a simple photo: Stixiva builds the chart, with a DMC, Anchor, Madeira or Sullivans palette if you like. The drawing tools are there to touch up the chart or design your own pattern from scratch.
Can I stitch a pattern I bought elsewhere?
Yes, for your personal use. An .oxs or .wxs file opens directly. For a PDF pattern, a scan or a photo of a symbol chart, the “Digitize a paper chart” assistant reads the grid square by square, one page at a time: it rebuilds the full cross stitches, then you add any backstitch or half stitches. You can then stitch in Stitch mode and mark your stitches as you go.
Which images can I turn into a pattern?
Photos or illustrations in PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 20 MB. Crop the image, pick the size in stitches or inches (up to 256 stitches a side), then the number of colors, from 2 to 64. The image is processed on your device.
What is “confetti” in cross-stitch?
It’s a single stitch surrounded by different colors. Every confetti stitch means changing floss for just one stitch, which makes a pattern slow and tedious. Stixiva spots these stitches and merges them with their neighbors, showing you the before and after.
Where are my projects saved?
Your projects are saved on your device, in an .embx file (Stixiva’s format). If you like, you can also save them to your Stixiva cloud space to open them on another device. You decide when a project goes to the cloud; after that, its changes are saved there automatically.
Do I need to install anything?
No. The studio opens in any recent browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari), on a computer or a tablet. A Windows 10 and 11 app is also available if you prefer installed software.
Do my patterns work with Pattern Keeper?
Pattern Keeper is an app that helps you track your progress on a pattern. Stixiva’s PDF pattern is a vector file with a symbol grid and a floss key, designed to be read by this kind of app. Testing with Pattern Keeper is still in progress, so check the import on your first pattern.
Windows app
The studio, on your desktop too.
Stixiva also comes as an app for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit), with your .embx files right on your computer. The app opens the online studio in its own window, so you need an internet connection. Its “Open” button reads .embx files and “Import WXS” reads .wxs files; an .oxs file opens from the studio in your browser. The same account gives you access to the beta.
On a phone or tablet (Android, iPhone or iPad), install the studio from this page, opened in the device’s browser: you get an icon on your home screen and the studio full screen, with no browser bar. You still need an internet connection, just like in the browser.
Download for Windows
You don’t need to install anything to use the online studio. All about the Windows app
Studio news
The beta is moving fast. Stay in the loop.
One email when the public beta ends and when new features land. Nothing else.
Your next project starts here.
The whole studio is free during the beta: no credit card, nothing to install.
Start stitching for free