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Cross-Stitch Fabric Calculator

Choose a chart size, fabric count and stitching-over setting to estimate the stitched area and cut size. You can also check a piece you own or calculate its maximum rectangular design.

Count of fabric squares or threads.

One total border and finishing allowance on every side.

The stitch chart count, not fabric threads.

The stitch chart count, not fabric threads.

Software limits: chart 1–10,000 stitches per axis; count 1–100 fabric units per inch; piece 0.01–1,000 cm per axis; allowance 0–100 cm per side.

Results

Enter the required dimensions to see a result.

Inputs and results stay in this browser; ordinary site services may still make requests.

How to use the calculator

  1. Enter the chart width and height as whole cross stitches. Choose Aida or linen/evenweave, then set the count per inch or centimeter.
  2. Choose whether each cross covers one square or one or two fabric threads. Enter one total allowance per side for border and finishing.
  3. Select fabric sizing, fit check or maximum design. Read the geometric result and the cut size rounded upward.

What you can calculate

  • Stitched width and height from the chart's stitch count and effective fabric density.
  • Fabric dimensions with an allowance added twice on each axis.
  • A separate check for the original and 90-degree rotated pattern orientations.
  • Maximum whole-stitch rectangular capacity on a fabric piece.

Common uses

  • Buy enough Aida for a 140 × 98 stitch chart and a chosen finishing border.
  • Check whether a chart will fit a leftover piece of fabric.
  • Compare a chart on 14-count Aida and 28-count linen stitched over two.

Understanding fabric count and allowances

Aida count is squares per inch; linen count is fabric threads per inch. Over two fabric threads halves the effective stitch density, so the design doubles in each dimension compared with over one.

A count of 5.5 squares per centimeter equals 13.97 squares per inch, not exactly 14. A higher effective count makes the same chart smaller.

The allowance is added on both sides of each axis. Choose it for your mounting and finishing method; it is not a framing guarantee.

Limits and privacy

The fit result compares exact geometric dimensions before rounding. It does not model shrinkage, fabric distortion, grain or mounting. A maximum capacity describes a rectangle, not actual stitched crosses or floss use.

Calculations run in your browser; ordinary site services may still make requests. No pattern file is needed.

Frequently asked questions

One cross spans two fabric threads instead of one. At the same thread count, the effective cross-stitch density is halved and the design doubles in width and height.

The fit test uses unrounded values, so a piece just short of an exact boundary fails even if both displayed values look the same.

The entered allowance is per side. A width needs that amount on the left and the right, and a height needs it at the top and bottom.

No. It rounds the computed requirement upward, but the required border depends on your mounting, hoop, frame and finishing method.

Even Stitch Increase & Decrease Calculator

Plan evenly spaced knitting or crochet increases and decreases for one row or round. Check source positions and the final stitch count.

Open tool — Even Stitch Increase & Decrease Calculator