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I'm now into machine embroidery, but did freestyle hand embroidery for quite a while. I've got a program photoS from caricature software
http://www.caricature-software.com
and used it to create outlines from my photographs (I do a lot of photographing as well).

I use a pencil that is meant for transferring quilt patterns. The only problem with this is it doesn't wash out completely so you have to make sure you cover it with your embroidary.

I have also found that line drawings of most any kind are good to use as an embroidary patteran. I have some books my Mom gave me that are actually patterns for painting. I have also even used coloring books to make samplers for babies. Another source are books from Dover, they have alot of coloring books that have historical scense in them.

Lisa, I totally agree with you. I also use a transfer pencil when I have one (they can be hard to find).

It's always fun to use colouring books for embroidery for kids - and even for some fantasy embroidery!

My daughter and I love to play video games. I want to make up a pattern of Mario from Super Mario 3 and embroider it. I imagine to get the scene I want, I will have to play the game and pause it in places to pull the image I want. I had been thinking of doing a pattern in the shape of a sampler. I have a HUGE pad of tracing paper, I could just tape it to the screen and trace what I want.

I have just visited Mindscape. Interesting it opens in French, but if one clicks on the British flag it reopens in English. If one clicks on the Australian flag it also opens in English, but seems to offer different programs. For good measure I also went to the Dutch and the German version. These last 2 advertise the cross stitch program, the other versions did not, although I have to confess I did not try out the French version.
Frits

[i][b][size:14pt]Hi Charon,
Funny thing that is what I have just been doing looking for another hand embroidery software package. I too have PCStitch Pro and have spent many hours converting my photos into cross stitch patterns, but like you I would like to create other types of embroidery stitch patterns also importing photos and creating these patterns instead of searching out books etc.

There must surely be other software like PCStitch Pro out there, so I will continue to trawl the net to discover them, will let you know if I have any luck.
Regards
Chris darvell[/size][/b][/i]

Thanks to provide me this information. I will keep this in my mind.

I agree 100%, thanks for sharing Quality.
Good luck for next and thanks once again.

I use Pattern Maker for Cross Stitch ( Hobbyware )

I've tried lots of other software, but this is the one i like best.
It has a fully featured 4 day trial.

For freestyle stitching, it is much easier to use traditional tracing paper, or hand sketching to do your pattern. Basically, for freestyle, you really want the outline for your fabric, and this can be put on any paper or media and then trasnferred to the fabric.

Sometimes, the old fashioned way is the best!