Fonts Into Cross Stitch Pattern
Word, yo
Posted by Miss_Fit
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I'm doing this with GIMP, but you can do this with any photo manipulation program. Accept Paint. Okay, any program with a SHARPEN and a TEXT WRITING tool.
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You Will Need (1 thing)
- Gimp
Steps (10 steps, 15 minutes)
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1
Select a font.
For this, I'm going to use a font creatively named 04B_30__
For this project, I suggest using a strong font that doesn't rely on subtlety that can still be readable when shrunk very small. Some experimentation may be in order.
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2
Select a saying/word/whatever.
Not too long remeber:
1 pixel = 1 stitchMy thing is gonna say "word"
Remeber: Colour after. Start with black
(this is at 800% zoom)
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3
Make it all one layer, so that you can manipulate it freely.
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4
Make it all one layer, so that you can manipulate it freely.
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5
Sharpen the image until the edges are as crisp as they are going to be.
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6
You can either leave it at that
OOORRRR
Trim the canvas to match the blurb. It will look like that
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7
Save that image as a PNG and you can now exit out of there.
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8
Open KG Stitch
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Import the PNG image into the program
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10
AAAANNND...... STITCH