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Made for painted needlepoint

Turn your artwork into a needlepoint chart you can paint from.

Choose the finished size, mesh and number of paint colors. Needlepoint Check runs 10 needlepoint-specific reviews against your original artwork, then lets you preview every suggested change before you decide.

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Needlepoint Check

Review the chart against your original.

One stitch can be a stray mark or an intentional detail. Needlepoint Check flags areas worth another look and compares them with the original before suggesting a change.

You see the original artwork, current chart and proposed result together. Nothing changes until you choose to apply it.

Chart Studio builds the stitch grid, then checks the paint decisions against the original artwork.
Original artworkThe complete blue hydrangea watercolor in its pale gray pot
Finished chartThe complete blue hydrangea converted into a centered counted needlepoint chart
The same blue hydrangea, shown as the original artwork and the finished counted chart.

Needlepoint Check uses this full-design comparison, then opens any questionable square up close before you decide.

What Needlepoint Check reviews

Each finding is compared with the uploaded artwork. Details supported by the original stay in the chart, and uncertain areas are left for you to decide.

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  1. Image detailWarns when the uploaded image may be too small for the design size and mesh you chose.
  2. Colors in the wrong placeFinds chart colors that appear elsewhere in the artwork but are not supported at that location.
  3. Isolated marks and stray colorsSeparates unsupported one-stitch specks from source-backed eyes, dots and small accents.
  4. Possible missing paintFinds blank chart squares surrounded by color only when the original also shows paint there.
  5. Lost dark detailsLooks for small dark features, such as an eye or dividing line, that became lighter or disappeared.
  6. Close colorsShows similar touching colors side by side. A merge is suggested only when the original supports it.
  7. Thin lines and small detailsFlags one-stitch-wide areas for comparison without assuming an intentional outline is a mistake.
  8. Low-use colorsUses a chart-size-aware stitch cutoff and offers a replacement only when it also matches the original.
  9. Clear paint mappingConfirms that every painted chart square has one color and one symbol.

You make every change. Review the original, current chart, and proposed result; keep the detail, try another color, leave it for later, or apply the preview. Undo restores the earlier chart.

Chart to canvas

See the same spot in every view.

Each chart square matches one intersection of the canvas mesh. Painted Canvas shows how the color sits on the woven strands while keeping the needle holes open. Stitched Preview shows the diagonal stitch over that same intersection.

Switch views and you stay in exactly the same place. Your selected square, zoom level, and surrounding area remain unchanged.

Five- and ten-stitch guides, row and column numbers, design edges, and center lines help you move between the screen, printed chart, and canvas without losing your place. Select any square to see its exact position and assigned color.

Both PDF options preserve the same numbering, guides, and design boundaries shown in Chart Studio, so the chart is easy to follow while painting or stitching.

Your artwork stays private.

Does Chart Studio use AI to process my artwork?

No. Chart Studio uses fixed image-processing and needlepoint-charting rules that run in your browser. Your artwork is not sent to an AI service or used to train a model.

Is Chart Studio a closed system?

If by “closed system” you mean whether your artwork leaves your device, it does not. The artwork file and chart stay in your browser. They are not uploaded to Stitch Ladi, visible to us or other users, sent to Google Analytics or an AI service, or used to train a model.

The website itself is online and uses Google Analytics for basic site and feature use. Google Analytics does not receive your artwork, filename, chart content, palette, mesh, design size, color count or other chart settings.

Downloading a chart asks for your email once.

If you save a draft, it stays in that browser profile on that device until you delete it or clear the browser’s saved data.

From artwork to finished chart

  1. 1

    Upload and confirm the background

    Choose what should be painted and what should remain bare canvas.

  2. 2

    Choose size and mesh

    Start with the recommendation or change the finished design size.

  3. 3

    Run Needlepoint Check

    Review questionable areas against the original and choose what to keep.

  4. 4

    Download the chart

    Get the chart, symbols, paint key, stitch counts, and detailed pages.