Alicia Ross, “Philosophy Devouring Uranus”, cross-stitch on cotton, 27 in diameter, 2009

Above: Kate Pemberton, “Add Remove Hardware”, 2004, cross-stitched icon of the add or remove hardware function on a PC, 14 x 14cm (framed), Aida and embroidery silk

Above: Inge Jacobsen, title unknown

SOFTWARE:

This free cross stitch software is put out by HobbyWare.com. It gives you a free trial version for four days, after which you must purchase the whole thing. However, there is a free cross stitch pattern viewer program which is completely free.

Stitch is a completely free cross stitch software program that is available for download. It is a Windows based program. This program can transform any type of picture or photograph to a printable cross stitch chart.

PCStitch is the penultimate cross stitch software. It does have a free trial period in which you can try out the software, but you must purchase it to utilize complete capabilities. It also has a completely free cross stitch pattern viewer software program to download.