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XstitchXcel: Cross stitch tools for patterns drafted in Excel

XstitchXcel Main page Download latest version Cross stitch tools for patterns drafted in Excel. Note: most of these tools will create a little file on your computer; it helps with speed. Create Pattern . picture made in excel => cross stitch pattern. Choose any or all of these: colors, symbols, colors and symbols Stats . See how many stitches/skeins of each color and the final size Find DMC Colors . Find the nearest DMC color for each pixel in your spreadsheet Replace Color . Replace all pixels of one color with another color. DMC color codes, hex colors, and transparent Batch convert . For all images in a folder, convert them to cross stitch patterns, automatically finding the closest DMC color. This will be improved later. To png . excel picture => image file CRT Blur . Add a blur effect as on old TV sets. Example Image to Excel . image file => excel picture You're absolutely welcome to use this tool for free. And if you want to  leave a tip , thanks!

Cross stitch fonts

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13 fonts for use in cross stitch patterns. Also one extra font of erotic symbols just for fun. Zip contains a word doc showing symbols -- for reference and for easy copy and paste. Download zip You're absolutely welcome to use it for free. And if you want to  leave a tip , thanks!

Testing adjacent colors

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Recently I picked some colors for a pattern that I wasn't pleased with in the end. They just didn't look quite right next to each other. I needed a better way to see ahead of time what adjacent colors look like. Preferably with the least amount of overhead. I put together some tiny patterns for up to 8 colors where each color is adjacent to every other color at least once. In the below example, I found several colors which I didn't like next to each other. This project has already borne fruit. Download pdf pattern You're absolutely welcome to use it for free. And if you want to  leave a tip , thanks!