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Cross-Stitch Fabric Size and Gauge Table

Estimate stitched dimensions, borders and captured needle/thread suggestions from fabric gauge.

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How to use this calculator

  1. Enter the known values in the units shown. Results update as you type.
  2. Where results are editable, change one to solve backwards. Lock a value to hold it fixed.
  3. Use the worked example to check the method. Reset restores the starting fields.

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Formula and method

A 140-stitch design at 14 stitches per inch is ten inches wide; one-inch borders make a twelve-inch fabric cut.

Stitched size = stitch count / stitches per unit; fabric size = stitched size + two borders

Worked example

Enter these known values and leave the other values blank.

Width
140 ==stitches==
Height
140 ==stitches==
Fabric count
5.511811023622047244094488188976377952755905511811023622047244094488188976377952755905511811023622047 per cm
Each stitch covers:
1 thread (for Aida)
Extra fabric on each side
2.54 cm
Stitched width
25.4 cm
Stitched height
25.4 cm
Fabric width
30.5 cm
Fabric height
30.5 cm
Suggested needle size
24
Cross-stitch strands
2
Backstitch strands
1

Assumptions and limitations

  • Fabric count is holes or threads per displayed length; the stitching-over control divides that count. Needle and strand suggestions are a captured gauge table, not a promise of fit for every thread or fabric. Border is added on both sides.

Common questions

What assumptions affect this result?

Fabric count is holes or threads per displayed length; the stitching-over control divides that count. Needle and strand suggestions are a captured gauge table, not a promise of fit for every thread or fabric. Border is added on both sides.

Can I solve for a missing value?

Clear the missing field and enter compatible known values in the displayed units. Supported inverse branches remain available; rounding and one-way outputs keep their original direction.

References

Translate the captured scalar helper functions into pinned local arithmetic, including every presentation formula and supported inverse. Original JavaScript is retained as evidence and is not shipped. Undefined craft recommendations remain guarded rather than inventing a numeric result. Require whole design stitch counts while preserving gauge and border conditions.

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