Charts-Is-Us

How we do it

You tell us what inch dimensions you want for the finished chart and the stitch-count of the fabric you wish to stitch on. From this we can calculate what the stitch dimensions need to be. If we are to scan an image you sent, we will scan only the area of the picture to be included and we will set the scan density so that the pixel dimensions of the desired area will be the same as the stitch dimensions needed for the chart. This way, each pixel will become a stitch. If we are to work from an image sent to us by e-mail, we will use an image editor to view the image and cut out the area to be used and to then store it in a BMP file. The BMP file will then be downsized so the pixel dimensions are equal to the desired stitch dimensions. The amount of detail possible in any image is directly proportional to the total number of pixels that make up the image. Therefore, we can never scale an image to be larger than the original pixel dimensions because there is no way to create additional detail and as a result, scaling upwards would make the image look very rough.