La Vallée des Points de Croix : Your photo as a cross-stitch chart, in real DMC threads

Choose a picture and every stitch is matched to a real DMC thread colour, right here in your browser. You leave with a chart ready to hoop.

Choose a photo

By subject

Pets

Flowers

Landscapes

Motifs

Halloween

Christmas

Cross-stitch tools

Fabric size calculator

How much cloth to cut, and how many skeins to buy.

Colour to DMC

One colour, and the DMC threads closest to it.

Cross-stitch pattern maker

Draw your own chart by hand, stitch by stitch.

Good to know

Is it really free?

Yes: every pattern, every download, no account and no watermark. There's nothing to buy here.

What happens to my photo?

The conversion runs entirely in your browser: your picture is never uploaded or examined to build the chart. Without an account it never leaves your computer at all. Signed in, your last ten charts are kept in your account for six months so you can pick one up again, along with the reduced photograph that made each one. You can delete them whenever you like, from your account page.

How many thread colors should I pick?

Between 8 and 15 suits most photos. Fewer reads bolder and stitches faster; more keeps the detail but means more thread changes.

Which files can I upload?

JPG, PNG, WebP and AVIF. Transparent PNGs work too: the transparent parts are left unstitched.

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