($52 ()) – 10/10 Based on 1834 reviews Use or to save yourself $5 when you buy! WinStitch, and its Mac based brother MacStitch, have a lot going for them. With a massive 30 thread types, and great ease of use, it’s a fantastic competitor. However, its not been widely picked up due to its fairly young age (5 years), so does not have as much following as PC Stitch. In addition the yearly upgrades are chargable (although not required).

VGS = 10 V 3.3 VGS(th) Threshold Voltage 1.8 V Device Information(1) DEVICE QTY MEDIA PACKAGE SHIP CSD18542KTT 500 13-Inch Reel D2PAK Plastic Package Tape and CSD18542KTTT 50 Reel (1) For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at the. With PCStitch, you can create simple or complex patterns with sophisticated, yet easy-to-use functionality never seen before in a cross-stitch application. If you are a professional designer, or a stitcher who wants the ultimate in a cross-stitch application, you are going to love PCStitch 10.

In addition you can move the pattern from MacStitch to WinStitch with ease. It can also open a lot of PCStitch files (not all) which makes it the most user friendly of all software programs. Demo: Threads: 30 brands Print to PDF: Yes Updates: Yearly. ($50 ($20 with discount)) – 9/10 Based on 2063 reviews You should also use the code “ PCS11UPG” to save $30 when you buy! PC Stitch is full program with all the trimings. Matlab.

Its base ease of use is great, however it’s real advantages lie in better color picking (but I would still cast an eye over them to make sure), and 2000 pre-programmed patterns. It does have its negative though, as PC Stitch uses its own unique pattern files that can’t be opened without using PC Stitch’s separate pattern viewer. However, recently many competitors have unofficially included the ability to open, view and edit PC Stitch files.

Threads: DMC, Anchor, others Print to PDF: Yes Updates: Yearly; additional cost. ($35) – 8/10 Based on 1112 reviews KG Chart has a fantastic set of stitches, incredible ease of use, and a lot of regular, and worthwhile updates. It’s been created by a non-stitcher, but their understanding of our needs is great. There’s also forums and an email for support and issues. It’s the second most used program out there, and for £24 is a steal.

There are however two things to note; firstly the colors can sometimes be a little red-based so require manual picking. The second issue is its a little buggy; it used to be our best pick, but as PCstitch started to improve, KG Chart just couldn’t keep up. Threads: DMC & Cosmo Print to PDF: No, you can download another (free) program called to do this Updates: Quarterly (FREE) – 8/10 Based on 37 reviews Built off the back of Ryijy, this pattern creator has come a long way. Initially its much like any other pattern creator, with some advanced features in the printing sections. However, where BlendThreads stands out is the greatest two additions I think we’ve ever looked at. Firstly the thread selector program allows you to either pick a close fit thread based on what stock you have, but also allows for the blending of threads to get super accurate colors (personally, I LOVE this). Secondly is its unique backstitch portion, that allows you to ‘trace’ the image with a transparency, meaning you can get super clean back stitches.