- #Goodreader app finding symbols cross stitch how to
- #Goodreader app finding symbols cross stitch software
#Goodreader app finding symbols cross stitch how to
The download was straightforward to complete and was pleasing in so far I didn’t have to wait for something to arrive in the post.īy this time, I was used to the techniques of electronic cross stitch design and found I was able to pick up how to use the program almost right away. 3/10įed up with Jane Greenoff, my partner did some research and found this package which had excellent reviews and could be downloaded for around £30.00.
It seems to be a fairly standard feature of computer cross stitch design packages, so for this I would maybe go elsewhere.Ĭonclusion: Cheap, but limited and awkward to use.
I have read reviews where people have loved this aspect of the package because it allowed them to recreate favourite photos in cross stitch. I have never tested the facility to scan a photo or picture and convert it into a cross stitch pattern, mainly because it seems to be fairly complicated and potentially involve using a physical scanner. The CD Rom also included tutorials and tips written by Jane Greenoff, such as “cross stitch is addictive – housework will go undone and children will get their tea late” which, irritatingly, seemed to make a lot of assumptions about her reader. Also, half stitches had four different functions depending on which half of the stitch you wished to cover, meaning four function changes were needed to draw a simple diamond shape. As a result of the back stitch issue, I often reverted to leaving it out of the electronic version then penning the lines onto a print-out. I found some of the design features incredibly frustrating, for example the ‘undo’ button only allowed you to undo the very last addition to the design (yes, a maximum of one ‘undo’) and back stitch seemed to be nearly impossible to remove once added. With some perseverance, I was able to learn to use it and make designs. The initial installation was easy and simply a case of putting it in the CD drive. I cannot imagine that she uses it herself.įirstly, the CD Rom came with either no written instructions or guidance notes within the package itself (that I found) so it was a case of figuring it out for yourself. On using it, is quickly becomes evident that Jane Greenoff isn’t a expert program designer, and has apparently authorised the use of her name on this product.
From a Google search, I have discovered she is founder of a group called The Cross Stitch Guild and a godmother of traditional flowers-and-kittens-type cross stitch design. When I purchased this, I had never heard of Jane Greenoff. (However, I have seen it on sale for up to £40.00!) I was mainly attracted to this product by the low price of £7.00.
#Goodreader app finding symbols cross stitch software
Last year, I downloaded the software PCStitch 10 for around £30.00. I quickly found that designing on paper could be quite limiting, as it didn’t allow for quick and easy editing or quick testing out of ideas and time consuming in terms of making several prototype stage copies before a final ‘neat’ one was made up.Īfter around five or six tarot card designs on paper, I decided to progress to mainly designing electronically and bought a CD Rom of Jane Greenoff’s Cross Stitch Designer from Amazon for around £7.00. (Left) The finished design for The Magician on paper (Right) a prototype stitching taken from an earlier simpler design also done on paper
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