StitchSketchEx User Manual

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Overview

StitchSketchEx is an application for designing charts for pixel-based patterns, such as cross stitch, bead weaving, iron beads, knitting patterns, color knitting, pixel art, and more. It is also suitable for drawing low-resolution pixel art, such as icons. StitchSketchEx is developed by the creator of the popular software programs “KG-Chart for Cross Stitch” and “StitchSketch”. StitchSketchEx is an upgraded application with more functionality and cross-platform support.

Features

Why is StitchSketchEx unique?
See Unique Features

Draw charts with symbols inside cells
Maximum chart size is 500 x 500
Vector drawing for backstitch, fractional stitch, and Hardanger designs
Generic color palette and color charts for DMC®, DFT, Anchor, Olympus, COSMO, Delica, Toho Best, and Perler® Beads
Knitting symbols (Amizu Kigou/JIS) for designing knitting patterns
Rectangular cell sizes
Peyote and brick cell arrangements
Drawing tools: Pencil, Rectangle, Ellipse, Flood Fill, and Text
Selection tools: Select, Cut, Copy, Paste, Rotate, Flip, and Stamp
Edit colors and symbols
Convert a photo into a chart
Generate a PDF chart for emailing or printing
Organize charts with thumbnails
Load legacy files, including KG-Chart (.sth/.sthbw) and StitchSketch (.sthmb) files

System Requirements / Supported Platforms

MS-Windows (Windows 11 or later)
macOS (macOS 13.5 or later)
iOS (iOS 15.6 or later)
Android (SDK Level 26 - Android 8 or later)
Amazon Kindle (SDK Level 26 - Android 8 or later)

Copyright

You may not reverse-assemble or reverse-compile this software.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: The author shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use of this software.

Please don’t use this software for critical purposes.

Contact Us

Please contact us by email (kgchart@gmail.com).