Cross Stitch your own Photo!

Intro | Background/Red Eye Removal | FAQ's

Would you like to create a unique and extremely personal gift for someone special?

Village Crafts can convert your picture or photograph into a cross-stitch chart.
Charted by our in house designer giving you the reassurance of a swift and reliable turnround. If we don't think your image will work, or it isnt clear enough we will let you know as apposed to sending you a less than perfect cross stitch chart.

Remember!
The better quality the image, the better the results you will get on your chart.

If your image is scanned (ideally at 300dpi) or downloaded onto your computer then you can email the image directly to us, otherwise simply put in the post with a copy of the order including your name, contact details and order number.

Village Crafts 'Cross Stitch your own Photo!' service includes:

Background Removal
Red Eye removal
Photo manipulation
Palette of up to 40 colours
Image/canvas size approx 8 X 10 inches (20 X 25 cm)
Choice of Colour, Black & White or Sepia (Old Fashioned Look) finished cross-stitch
Approx one week turn-around

This image shows how we can remove the background from your photograph and also take care of the problem of Red Eye.

Background/Red Eye Removal

If your photograph is very busy and you would rather the background of the image be removed then don t worry Village Crafts 'Cross Stitch your own Photo!' charting service offer this Free of Charge. Also, if as on many modern day digital cameras your chosen subject has got red eye, we can easily remove this and replace with your specified colour.
(See image to left.)

We do also offer a 'photo manipulation' service which covers such things as air brushing over defects on the image and adding in missing details, *depending on the complexity of the job this is also offered as 'part of the service'.

* If a charge is to be added you will be contacted first.

FAQ's

What size will my 'Cross Stitch your own Photo!' be?
Our standard chart size is approximately 8" X 10" (20.5cm X 28cm) or 112 X 154 stitches using 14 count fabric. However depending on any special requests and the complexity of the cross stitch chart we may reduce or enlarge the canvas size.

How will I know how much thread to buy?
As well as producing an easy to read and use cross stitch chart in a choice of colour or black and white, we also provide a detailed sheet listing all the threads and thread lengths you will require. Unfortunately at the moment these cannot be purchased from Village Crafts.

Why does there appear to be odd colours on the chart?
Sometimes you will find a colour on your cross-sticth chart that you wouldn't generally expect to be there. The reason being that when all the different colours are stitched together it creates a kind of painted effect, and when hung on your wall and viewed the clever use of thread colours really comes into its own.

If there are just a couple of extra colours on the chart our cross stitch designer will make the decision whether to include them or not, and by sometimes removing and replacing with another colour this can also help in reducing the amount of different coloured threads you will neededddedd.

Intro | Background/Red Eye Removal | FAQ's