How to Convert Photos to Cross-Stitch Designs. Bring your photos to life by cross-stitching
them onto pillow cases, blankets, rugs, and any number of household items. You will need A photo A scanner or digital
camera An image editing program A computer with internet access and a cross-stitch program. Step 1. Scan or upload the photo to your computer
and open the file in an image editing program. Crop out unwanted portions of the photo. Step 2. Resize the photo to the size of the pattern. Adjust the brightness, contrast, and color
levels to make the photo as clear as possible. Remove complicated backgrounds in the image
editing program to reduce the number of colors and to simplify the pattern. Step 3. Open the photo in a cross-stitch program or
upload it to an online converter. Step 4. Select the number of colors for the cross-stitch. Step 5. Make adjustments until the pattern
is satisfactory. Select whether the cross-stitch should be
in color or black and white with symbols, and convert the photo to a pattern. Step 6. Print the pattern, thread your needle, and
get to stitching. Did you know After designing an early sewing
machine to mass-produce uniforms, inventor Barthelemy Thimonnier’s factory was burned
down by French tailors.