Point Flossgrid at a photo and it gives you a counted chart with real DMC numbers, the skeins to buy, and an honest estimate of the hours.https://dmapps.appen-usDM Appshttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-bookmarkhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-bookmarkA bookmark is 651 stitches and about an hour of stitching: the cheapest gift in the craft and the one project people actually finish. With how to back it.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-christmas-stockinghttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-christmas-stockingA stocking is a big piece with a hard deadline. What one really costs in stitches and hours, and the date you have to start to hang it on Christmas Eve.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-wedding-samplerhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-wedding-samplerA wedding sampler is under two hours of stitching and one hard decision: the border has to be sized to the longest name before anything else happens.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-print-a-cross-stitch-patternhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-print-a-cross-stitch-patternA readable square is 4 mm, which decides everything else: how many sheets, where the seams fall, and why shrinking the chart to one page never works.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/aida-cloth-count-explainedhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/aida-cloth-count-explainedCount is stitches per inch, and it decides the finished size before anything else does. What 11, 14, 16 and 18 count really change, and which to buy.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-birth-samplerhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-birth-samplerA birth sampler is mostly lettering you cannot write yet. How to size it to a frame, what the data line costs, and what to stitch while you wait.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-confetti-stitcheshttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-confetti-stitchesWhy a chart fills with single stitches stranded on their own, what actually causes them, and what the colour limit does to the count. Measured, not guessed.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-for-beginners-first-hourhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-for-beginners-first-hourWhat a first hour of cross stitch actually contains: the one stitch, where it goes, how many you get done, and how big a first project should be.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-patterns-or-kitshttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-patterns-or-kitsA kit contains thread for one design. Skeins are bought whole and the rest stays yours. The arithmetic of both, and where a kit is honestly better.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-on-clothes-waste-canvashttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-on-clothes-waste-canvasWaste canvas gives you a grid on fabric that has none, then comes away thread by thread. How it works, what size the stitches end up, and where it goes wrong.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-pattern-from-photohttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-pattern-from-photoWhat decides whether a photo makes a stitchable chart: how many colours you allow, how big the grid is, and how much detail the picture has per stitch.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-pet-portraithttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-pet-portraitOne dog photo turned into a chart and measured region by region. The two eyes are 2 percent of the squares and take seven of the twelve threads.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-vs-embroidery-and-needlepointhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/cross-stitch-vs-embroidery-and-needlepointThree crafts that use the same thread and get confused constantly. What actually separates them: the grid, the stitch, the cloth and the hours.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-long-does-cross-stitch-takehttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-long-does-cross-stitch-takeA working estimate: stitches per minute, the time lost rethreading, and why some stitch types cost twice what others do. With the arithmetic shown.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-much-dmc-floss-do-i-needhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-much-dmc-floss-do-i-needWhat a skein of DMC actually covers, why every colour costs you a whole one, and how fabric count and strand count change the answer.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-cross-stitch-lettershttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-cross-stitch-lettersCharting a name square by square: how many stitches a letter costs, how tall the alphabet has to be to stay readable, and what a whole name comes to.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-design-a-cross-stitch-patternhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-design-a-cross-stitch-patternThe three decisions that make a chart: the subject, the size and the palette. What each one costs in stitches, skeins and evenings, with the arithmetic shown.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-fix-a-cross-stitch-mistakehttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-fix-a-cross-stitch-mistakeUnpicking without wrecking the cloth, deciding whether to bother, and what a miscount actually costs in stitches and hours once you notice it late.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-read-a-cross-stitch-patternhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-read-a-cross-stitch-patternWhat the grid, the bold lines, the symbols and the legend are telling you, how to find the centre, and where to put the very first stitch.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-start-cross-stitch-without-a-knothttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-start-cross-stitch-without-a-knotThe loop start, the away knot and the weave-in finish, drawn in cross section. Which to use with an odd number of strands, and what thread starts cost.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-store-cross-stitch-flosshttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-store-cross-stitch-flossPulling one strand out of six without tangling it, how long to cut, whether bobbins are worth it, and why a stash is mostly made of nearly full skeins.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-wash-and-frame-cross-stitchhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/how-to-wash-and-frame-cross-stitchFinishing a piece without wrecking it: a hand wash, an iron used from the back, and lacing over a board. Plus how much margin the frame actually needs.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/what-cross-stitch-fabric-to-usehttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/what-cross-stitch-fabric-to-useAida, evenweave and linen, and the over-two rule that makes 28 count linen behave like 14 count aida. Which to buy, and how much of it to cut.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/what-is-a-cross-stitch-samplerhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/what-is-a-cross-stitch-samplerSamplers began as reference sheets, which is why they carry alphabets. What goes in one, how the bands are built, and what a whole sampler costs in stitches.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/what-you-need-to-start-cross-stitchhttps://dmapps.app/flossgrid/articles/what-you-need-to-start-cross-stitchThe five things a first project actually needs, what they cost, which needle goes with which count, and the kit items that sit in a drawer forever.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT