Features

PM Stitch Creator is the software that allows you to prepare your own counted cross-stitch patterns. Program automatically converts your digital pictures into stitch patterns optimized for specified floss palette, or you can create patterns from scratch with virtual needles and other tools like color fill, eraser, or text. Stitch patterns can be viewed on screen and printed as stitch work, or chart together with color key and material list.

Pattern Design Tools

• Multilayering
• Built-in image editing
• Extendable collection of Motifs
• Extendable collection of Blackwork
• Function to insert Borders
• Text Layer: True type fonts support, anti-aliasing with 3/4 stitches and backstitch outlines, text effects
• 25 types of stitches
• French Knot
• Backstitches: standard, short, and double backstitch
• Custom palette size 2-255 colors
• Ability to add custom color or mixed thread
• Drawing tools: pen, line, ellipse, rectangle
• Color Fill: selection, change thread
• Selection: rectangle, ellipse, lasso, add/subtract selections Insert picture
• Save and edit custom color palettes
• Sort color symbols according to color lightness to make symbol charts more easily readable

Image - to - Stitch Pattern Conversion features

• Image Conversion Wizard with instant preview
• Palette optimization for picture and for floss brands Anchor, DMC, Madeira, J&P Coates.
• Instant preview of stitch pattern for various palette settings
• Support of the most recent brand color catalogues with ability to update brand palettes using Brand Manager.
• Brand Manager, ability to define custom color, custom brand palette
• Support of mixed color threads

Import

• Scanners, Digital Cameras - with up to three TWAIN devices attached simultaneously
• Image files jpg, gif, png, tif, bmp, pcx, tga, fpx, psd, Stitch projects
• Copy-paste graphics from other applications

• Print:
•     WYSIWYG stitched pattern
      Colored blocks
      Colored blocks with symbols
      Symbol chart
      Brand catalogue
      Material list
• Print over multiple pages up to 10x10, advanced print options
• Export designs and material list to a graphic file
• Save stitch project
• Save selected part of the project as Motif of Blackwork
• Save picture

• Two interface modes – graphical interface for novice and standard Windows interface for advanced user.
• Stitch Conversion Wizard with instant preview of result on all steps
• Workflow guides in graphical interface mode
• Dockable floating palettes in standard Windows interface mode
• Navigator window for easy access to various parts of the design at high zoom levels
• Option to choose interface colors in graphical interface mode
• Multiple Undo-Redo

System requirements

• Windows 98/ME/2000/NT40/XP, or Windows 95 with Internet Explorer v.4.01 or later
• Pentium-level processor
• 32MB RAM
• 25 MB of free disk space