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Pick a style to start
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Which style is right for me?
Each style has a sweet spot. Here's an honest breakdown so you pick the one that'll actually work with your photo.
Tight square grid — the most forgiving style. Pets, portraits, landscapes all work.
✓ Best for: Pets · portraits · almost any photo
Fine grid, many thread colors. Handles the most detail of any style — very forgiving.
✓ Best for: Florals · portraits · detailed images
Yarn carried across each row. Beautiful for motifs but struggles with scattered color pops.
✓ Best for: Geometric · repeating patterns
⚠ Watch out for: Lots of isolated color pops across a row
Corner-to-corner diagonal blocks. Great for bold shapes — the diagonal bias can distort faces.
✓ Best for: Bold shapes · diagonal compositions
⚠ Watch out for: Straight portraits — diagonal bias distorts faces
Black-and-white open mesh only. Needs a strong, clean silhouette to read well.
✓ Best for: High-contrast silhouettes · outlines
⚠ Watch out for: Gradients, complex interiors, busy backgrounds
Two-color slip-stitch technique. Stunning for geometric designs — real photos mostly collapse.
✓ Best for: Logos · 2–3 color graphics · geometric shapes
⚠ Watch out for: Real photos — color complexity collapses to noise
Stranded or intarsia colorwork. Works beautifully for fairisle motifs and geometric repeats.
✓ Best for: Repeating motifs · geometric · fairisle
⚠ Watch out for: Organic photos — needs strong simplification first
What makes a great pattern photo
The engine is powerful but works best when the photo gives it clear information to work with.
One clear subject
A face, pet, or object that fills most of the frame. Busy scenes compete with themselves at stitch resolution.
Good contrast & light
Even natural light, no harsh shadows cutting through your subject. Contrast is what the engine reads.
Crop close
A tight crop beats a wide landscape every time. Fine detail that survives at 80 stitches wide is rare.
Complex photos need large grids
A train, crowd, or busy scene won't simplify cleanly at Small or Medium grid — go Large or Expert.
Photos we've turned into patterns
Here's what real photos look like once the engine processes them. Swipe to see more.
We're constantly improving
Pattern didn't come out right?
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