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MadeForThread turns a photo or an idea into a needlepoint design: real DMC thread colors, stitches for each area, and a guide you can follow on 13 or 18 mesh canvas. Counted cross stitch on Aida, too.

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A green-eyed tabby cat lying on red velvet, as a stitched needlepoint preview in DMC reds, browns and creams — From a phone photo to a 12 × 9 in design on 18 mesh canvas

The photo it was made from: a tabby cat on red velvet — From a phone photo to a 12 × 9 in design on 18 mesh canvas

From picture to canvas

Real thread colors

Every color is a thread you can buy: DMC, Anchor or Appleton, with how much of each you'll need.

Stitches, not just pixels

Choose from dozens of decorative stitches for each area and see how they'll look in thread before you start.

A guide you can follow

Print a chart and stitch guide, section by section, for painting your canvas or stitching counted.

Made with MadeForThread

Stitched preview of a rhino grazing on red earth — From a safari photo

Stitched preview of the Houses of Parliament against a blue sky — From a travel photo

Round ornament with a red maple leaf on green — Drawn from scratch: a 4 in ornament

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