Stitch a word
onto a photo.
Place a photo, add a name or a shape, and print it on cardstock with tiny ✕’s to pierce and stitch by hand.
Free, with no account. Your photo stays in this browser and is never uploaded.
Then print it, pierce it, and stitch it by hand. How it works
How it works
The editor makes the PDF. The rest happens at your table, with a printer, a point, and some thread.
1 Print
Print the PDF at 100% on cardstock, about 80–110 lb. A 1-inch square on the page shows nothing was scaled.
2 Pierce
Tape the piercing template to the back and push straight through each marked dot, over a cork board or folded towel.
3 Stitch
Cross through the holes with 2 strands of DMC floss. The thread list says which colors, and about how much.
What you need
CardstockAbout 80–110 lb, in your card size
An awlOr any paper-piercing tool. A sharp needle works.
Cork boardOr a foam mat or folded towel underneath
Low-tack tapeHolds the template on the back
DMC flossThe colors your PDF lists
A needleOne that takes 2 strands of floss
Ideas for a first card
Each is one word or one shape on a 4 × 6 or 5 × 7 sheet, so all three fit the free plan.
A birthday name5 × 7 in · JUNE in DMC 321
A new baby4 × 6 in · IVY in DMC 798
Thinking of you6 × 4 in · a heart in DMC 3350
The photos are illustrations. The stitches are drawn by the editor, on its 2.5 mm grid, as they’d look finished.
Free makes a finished card.
One word or shape on a 4 × 6 or 5 × 7 sheet, the starter motifs, and a piercing guide with your PDF. No account, and your photo never leaves this browser.
Keepsake
A one-time unlock for every paper size and folded card, unlimited elements, the full motif library, and project files you can save and reopen.
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