Special editing

Cross Stitch provides a number of editing techniques which are especially helpful for cross stitch digitizing. You can clone a selection for re-use as a ‘rubber stamp’ and fill large areas with motifs or special composite stitches. You can combine fractional cross stitches in a variety of ways. You can also add a cross stitch border or a single line border, or both, to areas of a design.

Use Edit > Rubber Stamp to clone a selection for re-use as a ‘rubber stamp’.

Clone stitch fills

Clone a selection for re-use as a ‘rubber stamp’ and fill large areas with motifs or special composite stitches.

Select the area to be cloned. See also Edit cross stitches.
Click the Rubber Stamp icon.The selected area is copied and attached to the pointer.
Click to place the stamp as many times as you want.
Press <Esc> or select another icon to turn off Rubber Stamp.

Use Input > Pencil to draw a single stitch or line of stitches.

Select Cross Stitch > 3/4 for three quarter crosses.

Select Cross Stitch > 1/2 for half crosses.

Select Cross Stitch > 1/4 for quarter crosses.

Select Cross Stitch > Mini Cross for mini crosses.

	Select Cross Stitch > Elongated Vertical Cross for vertical crosses.
	Select Cross Stitch > Elongated Horizontal Cross for horizontal crosses.

Create combination stitches

Fractional cross stitches – ¼, ½, or ¾ – can be combined to make crosses comprised of multiple colors. You can also combine mini crosses, elongated vertical or horizontal crosses and outline stitches.

Select a suitable stitch type.
Select a color from the color palette.
Click the Pencil icon.
Click where you want the stitch to be inserted.
Repeat as many times as needed.

Select Cross Stitch > Single Line for a single line.

Select Cross Stitch > Full Cross for lines of crosses.

Use Input > Flood Fill to fill a closed shape or color block with stitches.

Add borders to selected areas

Add a cross stitch border or a single line border, or both, to selected areas of a design.

Select either the Single Line or Full Cross icon.
Click the Flood Fill icon and click inside an area. A line of outline stitches is added around the edges of the selection.
Click again in the selection to add another line of crosses inside the first line.
No border Mini cross stitch border
Single line border
To combine a cross stitch with a line border, select Full Cross stitch type and Flood Fill, then select Single Line and Flood Fill again.