Macstitch merge duplicate threads3/6/2023 ![]() =6&t=27802Īt the moment Blend Threads uses the same public domain colour component values as PM and PC/MacStitch for the DMC range of threads, so any colour errors relating to the colour definition files will be shared between all three programs. Allyn hasn't got too far yet, and is what has been completed is in this thread. Allyn is re-doing a previous image using BlendThreads, after she couldn't continue with the original conversion (it was just too dreadful). My current conversion of a Luis Royo painting (with permission from the artist). My current unfinished photo conversion of my cat in the snow (thread in the in the 'Stitch-a-long' forum. 117 colours from 156 floss colours (thread here. First blended thread test piece with the program. I kept the colour count down to 118 (thread here. This is an early conversion using the program before I added extra dithering options & the ability to blend threads. This includes a comparison between Pattern Maker and BlendThreads and shows how Steve was going to the nth degree for precision & accuracy & in the end used BlendThreads to create his 350 colour chart. Take a look at a number of images converted using BlendThreads:ġ) 'The Ionian Mission' by SteveM. The program allows the user to decide their own limits, rather than have them dictated by the program. That is hard to beat for accuracy, and probably near impossible to stitch. I have done (but not stitched!) a conversion that with all settings set to extreme accuracy, gave a 7000 colour conversion. Blend Threads has no limits on the numbers of colours and at the tick of a box, blended colours can be used - adding 12000 extra possible colours. Pattern Maker and PC/Mac Stitch have a limit of 240 colours in their conversion, and blended colours have to be calculated by the user and manually entered as new thread colours. I admit to an interest - I'm the programmer & wanted extreme faithfulness to the image. However, I would like to suggest a 'New Kid on the Block', a free to download & use Windows program called 'BlendThreads' if you are after the ultimate in accuracy and faithfulness to the initial image. ![]() This, unfortunately, is visible in some of the HaED charts and is, frankly, not good enough. PM is generally quite good, but looses definition in dark areas, resorting to large monochrome blobs. I know a lot of people rave about the quality of PCStitch's conversions, but the quality is really quite disappointing if, like me, you are very picky. ![]() The conversions by PC/MacStitch are frequently quite poor & you have very little control on the result. PM is the software used by Heaven & Earth Designs (HaED). So I would recommend of the two, consider Pattern Maker (PM). The conversions produced by these programs are not as good as 'Pattern Maker'. Now, you have mentioned two versions of the same program, PCStitch & MacStitch. Here are images of the upper and lower menus that got cut off in the video.I do not really think any built-in image editors are up to the sophistication of something like Photoshop in terms of creating images from scratch, so the best alternative is to create the image in Photoshop/similar and convert the image to thread colours in the thread conversion program. This was my first time using screen recording software, and unfortunately some of the upper and lower menus that were outside of the recordable area were cut off. The video is slightly longer than my previous videos as I wanted to make sure I covered some of the main basics in one video, I didn’t want to break it up into two shorter videos. I’ll be demonstrating a few of the settings and options I commonly use when designing my patterns, and I’ll show the range and flexibility the program has. I’ll also be showing you some of the settings I use in the program itself once the pattern is created, including how to adjust colours across the pattern as a whole or in a part only. In the video I’ll be showing some advanced import settings which can make a huge difference to your finished pattern, such as adjusting the thread count, finished size, maximum colours, and dithering. I use it for cross stitch, unfortunately I can’t knit or crochet anymore because of my injury, I have to move my arms and shoulders too much in those crafts. The main focus of the software is cross stitch, but according to the online manual you can even use it for knitting design or Tunisian crochet (as well as tent stitch and beading designs). I discovered the software through its iPad app (Cross Stitch 2 Go, which I talk about in the last video), and I really like it for the amount of functionality and flexibility it has. There’s also WinStitch which is the PC version, but I use a Mac so that’s the version I’ll be showing you. As a follow-up to this post and video, I’m going to be showing you how I use the MacStitch program. ![]()
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