New Versions of iStitches

Ruth Schmuff's five volumes of the iStitches books have been rebuilt for the modern Apple device.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2026/06/the-stitches-you-love-rebuilt-for-today/

The app and stitches are the same (if you have the original iStitches volumes in digital form, don't worry--they still work just fine).  But the new and improved versions have new features such as Favorites and Folders, better navigation and search functions.  There is even a Master Index so you can find that favorite stitch in the volume where it is located.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Where_is_that_Stitch_VOL_One-Five.pdf

You can read more about the newest version of the iStitches volumes here.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/istitches/

If you aren't a fan of digital books or are Android only, don't worry.  You can buy any of the five regular Stitches volumes in a travel friendly size of 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-one-travel/

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-two-travel/

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-three-travel/

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-four-travel/

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/stitches-volume-five-travel/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 12, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Breaking News: KC Needlepoint Has an App

KC Needlepoint has just announced they now have an app on both the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store which allows you to access both their Stitch Vault and the regular shopping website using your phone.  If you haven't visited their Stitch Vault, the link to their growing library of stitch diagrams is here--

https://www.kcneedlepoint.com/blogs/stitch-vault

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright October 10, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Using Stitchly to Graph Letters

The Nashville Needlepointer has posted a short video on Instagram that demonstrates using Stitchly to graph out lettering.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDzJFDNcrT/

Stitchly is an app made for cross stitch.  You can use it to graph out simple letters as Lita the Nashville Needlepointer does above, or you can turn a photo into a cross stitch chart keyed to DMC or Anchor cotton floss.  It's Apple only, so you can only use it on iPhones or iPads.  

https://stitchly.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright February 25, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

ThreadBook

Amy posted to NP Nation that she really likes ThreadBook for keeping track of her thread stash.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/5103831073027343/

I found another review here--

http://www.onlinesewing.com/threadbook.html

It's available for $14.99 USD on both the Apple and Google Play app stores.  Check for compatibility with the devices you use and read the reviews carefully before you buy.  

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 20, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

X-Stitch App for Organization

Several members of NP Nation use PerformTec Ltd.'s X-Stitch App to organize their thread inventory and track projects.  It's available for both Apple and Android platforms and costs roughly $3 USD.  Built for cross stitchers, this has good ratings and is useful for any stitcher managing their inventory of threads and charts and canvases.  The security-minded should note that your data is stored in the cloud, making it potentially hackable.  And like all apps, you don't own the software, you only bought it to use on your current device.  If the app owners don't update it regularly, you will not be able to use it on a newer device in the future or even if there is a substantial upgrade in the software on your current device.  Buying computer software is really just renting it for devices that are compatible.  

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 19,  2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Apple Watch Bands and Hardware from Point2Pointe

Point2Pointe's watch bands for the Apple watch are ready, sized to fit the watch sizes. They come with the connectors and buckle needed.  Many designs are available to stitch.
https://yarntree.typepad.com/needlework_news/2019/06/apple-watch-bands.html

https://www.point2pointe.net/painted-canvases/apple-watch-bands/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 22, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

iOS 11 ALERT

As Jan at Thread Medley reminds us, the newest version of the Apple mobile device operating system is now available for download. But you should be aware that of all the stitch book apps for Apple devices, Stitch Landscape from Little Shoppe Canvas Company will no longer open once you upgrade.  I don't know if they plan an update to a 64 bit version of their book.
https://threadmedley.wordpress.com/2017/09/19/iphone-ios-11-advice/

You can follow Jan's advice and take photos of the stitches you use a lot, or pick up a hard back version.  This is the best price I found.
http://www.cabbagerow.com/little-shoppe-canvas-book-stitch-landscape.html

Personally I have an old iPod Touch that I cannot upgrade so I'll use the copy of this lovely little book there instead of buying a hard copy.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 20, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ruth (and Sandy) Updated Their Apps UPDATED

The apps for Ruth Schmuff's iStitches, volumes one through four, now are updated in iTunes so you no longer get the error message "this app may no longer work with future versions of the Apple operating system and that it may slow down your phone" when you open them.  The apps themselves work fine. Apple is trying to get older apps to update to be compatible with their newest operating system using this message.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2017/05/updated-apps-yay.html

These four book apps are really worth having if you own Apple tablets, iPod Touches or smart phones.  I refer to mine all the time.

UPDATE:  Sandy Arthur's updated hers, too.
http://duodesignsinc.com/wpsite/apple-app/shapes-of-needlepoint-series-1-is-an-apple-app.php

http://sandyarthur.blogspot.com/2017/05/always-moving-forward.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 11, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Celebrating Charting Software with a Free Design

Ada Hayden of Eye Candy has made the transition to charting software (she uses Stitch Graph from Ursa Software) and is celebrating with a new Bargello ornament design.
http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2016/02/bonus-bargello-chart-available-for.html

Ada has four small Bargello ornaments that are being published in Needlepoint Now magazine this year.  This little bonus free chart is the fifth in the series.  Here is another version of it.  I think this looks like a tiny owl, don't you?
http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2016/02/well-that-was-fast.html

By the way, here is Ursa Software's website.  If you are interested in any of their products, make sure you see what computers and operating systems they will run on before you buy.
http://www.ursasoftware.com/index.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright February 13,  2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The iOS 9 Update and SuZy Murphy

Those who have Apple mobile devices who also own SuZy Murphy's "SuZy Portable Stitches" and SuZy's Stitches II" and who have upgraded to iOS 9 may be unable to use the apps now. I can open the first book but when I choose a stitch, the app crashes. I can't even open "SuZy's Stitches II."  It crashes as soon as I click on it.  Not everyone has this problem, but most folks do.  SuZy and her developer are working on the problem, though. Hopefully they will have a fix before too long. 

Stay tuned!

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© Copyright September 27, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.