A grid overlay?

[scottishbluebird]

I have been trying to get something turned in to a cross stitch, i used all the free pattern makers, they just didnt work out.
I then got a perfect one on stitch your photo.com, i paid for the pattern, only problem was when i went to print it........all 63 pages!! slightly more pages than i thought it would be!! and i didnt print them out as i would then have had to make them bigger so my mother in law could see it.
So, is there a grid i can just layover the picture, she has been cross stitching for years, so i am confident she could work from it like that.
Thanks
Fiona.

[Allyn]

If the pattern came out to 63 pages, the original photo must have been quite big. Perhaps the original photo could be resized so it isn't as big and create a more managable-sized pattern, then printed in large-print format so you wouldn't have to make them bigger after the fact. I know that doesn't help you now that you've already paid for it, but some folks here create charts and could probably help you out.

[19Roland19]

So, is there a grid i can just layover the picture, she has been cross stitching for years, so i am confident she could work from it like that.
Thanks
Fiona.

There is such a thing. Thick plastic with grids. Stitching from it would be near impossible. I am an experienced stitcher and have designed some stuff myself. But those grids are not good for stitching from.

I use mine to photocopy a blank graph which I use to chart lettering or simple picture.

[scottishbluebird]

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If any of these work, would really appreciate it if someone could lay a grid over it

[19Roland19]

Sorry, mine is not a program. I actually have graphs on pieces of plastic. To print the picture, put the graph over it, then take a picture for you to print does not come out clear.

[19Roland19]

Did you contact the company you paid for the pattern? They may be willing and able to help you.

[scottishbluebird]

Thanks for suggestions, this is starting to be a headache!
Try to do something helpful, and as usual its a disaster!!

[Allyn]

Rainbow Bridge has been done in XS many times over. Is there a reason you want that particular image or would one of the many other versions already converted to XS work?

[cairee]

I second what Allyn said, there are several versions of the rainbow bridge in cross stitch to choose from.

I may also point out that laying a grid over an image does not make a usable pattern to stitch from.

[scottishbluebird]

Rainbow Bridge has been done in XS many times over. Is there a reason you want that particular image or would one of the many other versions already converted to XS work?

I gave her a copy of this version, and she wanted it as a cross stitch

[Allyn]

I gave her a copy of this version, and she wanted it as a cross stitch

Ah, that's a good reason. It's a basic image from a design standpoint. If we knew why the pattern-maker programs didn't work for you, maybe we can help.