With the below script, you can generate your own cross-stitch patterns for free (in GIMP).
I was watching people cross stitching on twitch.com and decided to do a plug-in/script for people to use to cross-stitch.
Use this as an alternative of programs like Winstitch (if you can't afford it). Hope you guys like it. If you find it useful, I'd love to hear from you about it. Also there's a Beads pattern script which is an a variation from this script intended for perlers.
version 2 (GIMP 2.8) (saves each thread selection to channels, so that we are able to run "Cross Stitch DMC replace colors" script after adding DMC code to end of layer names) So that the process is still automatic but can manually change one or more colors afterwards.
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(for version 2, if you wish to manually change one or more DMC colors after the automatic process, you can use "Cross Stitch DMC replace color" script found here --> http://gimplearn.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=520)
version 2.5 - Added Delta-E color matching method (GIMP 2.8) Delta-E is based on Human Vision Perception so it's superior to other methods of matching colors
version 4 - Added Delta-E color matching method (GIMP 2.10) Delta-E is based on Human Vision Perception so it's superior to other methods of matching colors
version 16 - for GIMP 2.10.X Added Option to YES/NO to blending. Blending uses average colors of combination of 2 thread colors. Slower but could in theory by law of averages produce better matching colors.
version 17 - gor GIMP 2.10.X Limit blending colors to close colors producing superior/convincing blending colors. And this version also shows for Thread Info image, DMC thread color for blended colors as 2 actual DMC colors instead of the fictional average color.
version 18 - for GIMP 2.10.X added option to select "Third Blend" which uses combinations of 3 strands (1 strand of one color combined with 2 strands of another color).
version 21 - For GIMP 2.10.X Added "5th Blend" and "6th Blend" for 5-strand and 6 strand blends.
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Script Menu location: Python-Fu/Cross Stitch...
If you do cross-stitching, consider joining us on our new forum on cs-pattern.com
Script Options
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Instructions:
1. Open up any image, with an active/selected layer.
2. Run Script (Python-Fu/Cross Stitch..). Adjust options.
3. Wait for script to run (it'll show progress bar).
4. After script is done you should see 2 new images (1 is the cross-stitch pattern, the other is DMC thread information [also used to name the layers in the cross-stitch pattern image).
5. Enjoy cross-stitching! If it works for you, I'd love to see your final real life cross-stitches (share on this thread if you'd like).
Sample original:
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Sample cross stitched pattern
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Sample thread info image
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Screen shot of viewing cross-stitch pattern while in GIMP.
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Note: there was a white layer of 30 opacity added over top of stitch pattern to allow stitch symbols to be visible (even when over black). If you wish you could toggle this layer's visibility off.
Sample pattern with white layer turned off.
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Video clip of me using the script in GIMP
GIMP 2.10 screenshot (version 3 of script)
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That looks like a really neat script, Tin! I did not get into cross stitching as never really had time for it. However, If I ever do, I'll remember your script for certain.
LadyAshleen on twitch said that right off the bat, she would suggest that she wants the ability to change individual pixels.
As GIMP is already a great image editor, this script is meant to be run on an already finished image so any edits should be done before using script.
I suggested that what she should do is before generating the cross stitch pattern:
Edit/Work on her image as pixel art. Like for example if she wants a stitch pattern that is 100 stiches wide, she should edit scale the image down/up to 100 pixel wide
Then Image->Mode->Indexed (enter number of colors she wants).
Continue to work in indexed mode as pixel art (zoomed in)
Then once she's happy, she can convert it back to RGB mode by going Image->Mode->RGB
Now that the image is ready, run script to generate cross stitch pattern (on this ready result)
Hi
I just downloaded your script and placed in the plug-ins directory for GIMP(2.8), but it is not showing up in the menus( after restarting GIMP).
Before I go off poking around in the code, are you aware of any problems/solutions?
I'm using OSX 10.12.4 and GIMP 2.8 and have the script at ~/Library/Application Support/GIMP/2.8/plug-ins/
A new member (wyh) tried this script and mentioned that it did not work with GIMP 2.10.
So I have just updated 1st post with version 3 of script which works on 2.10.
Thanks wyh! And Welcome to GIMP LEARN forum!
