ABOUT OUR CHARTS

Welcome and thankyou for taking the time to visit the Picture Perfect Needlecrafts online store.  So far Picture Perfect Needlecrafts carries charts from three international designers that are currently unavailable in shops within Australia - Celtic Rose, Misty Dreamz and now Shinysuns.  They are all experienced stitchers and have quality charts designed from artwork and photographs.  Although our range of designers is only small there is a broad selection from each of these designers and we are continuing to add to it every day.  Please continue to check our site for any new additions.

In the near future Picture Perfect Needlecrafts will be adding other exciting, quality international designers to our range.  Some of these designers are also unavailable in Australia as yet.  So please continue to check our site for any new designers and charts we may have added since your last visit.

Don't forget that all charts are available for purchase online or by mail order. Please take the time to read the below information provided on how you should expect to receive your chart(s) from Picture Perfect Needlecrafts.

Happy Stitching..........

Celtic Rose

When you see a lot of cross stitch patterns online, the picture presented is the original artwork and not the completed stitched piece.  Celtic Rose charts you see here on the Picture Perfect Needlecrafts website IS what you are stitching and NOT the original artwork.  This gives you a much better idea of what YOUR finished masterpiece will be like.  All the Celtic Rose charts produced by us are whole cross stitch only.

Celtic Rose counted cross stitch charts are available from Picture Perfect Needlecrafts in two ways.

1. Printed and posted to you or

2. Via email/download at a reduced cost

No matter how you choose to receive your chart(s) they will be presented to you in exactly the same professional way.

Your Celtic Rose printed charts include:

Front page with full colour picture and contact details of the designer.

Comprehensive stitching instructions (including how to read the charts) with hints and tips on threading/finishing etc.

Chart with easy to read symbols.

DMC™ thread key with the amount of 8m skeins you will need for each project.

Each chart is printed on white premium quality A4 paper and placed in an A4 plastic pocket for protection.  Charts are posted via Australia Post in an A4 padded bag or cardboard box (from Australia Post) to ensure your charts arrive as pristine as when they were printed. At checkout enter your postcode and select either normal or express post and your postage charges will be calculated and added to your order.  Or Fill out our mail order form (please see the Mail Order Form link at the top of our website for a printable version or contact us to mail a copy to you).  Mail Order instructions are at the bottom of the form.

Your Celtic Rose Email Chart:

If you choose the email/download option your chart is sent directly to you in pdf form in one easy to open file.  The chart will print out exactly how it would be presented to you if posted (as described above). At Checkout please choose the "Emailed To Me/Pick Up" option as the Delivery Method so you will not be charged any postage costs.

Celtic Rose charts are specifically designed to be printed using the minimum amount of ink possible to save you money and the environment some resources.


FABRIC REQUIREMENTS

Most of the Celtic Rose charts are designed for 16ct fabric but you can change them to any fabric/colour you prefer.  Just remember to alter the fabric size you start on accordingly as using 14 or 18ct Aida will mean your finished design will become LARGER or SMALLER.  And don't forget to add 6" to the design area to get a 3" border all the way around for framing purposes ie. if the design area is 10" x 10" you will need a piece of fabric at least 16" x 16" to allow for framing.

A stitch count and a variety of design sizes are available for all Celtic Rose designs.  When you click on more information for each product these details will be displayed.  This will be helpful to you when determining the required fabric size for your project.

All Celtic Rose designs use DMC ™ threads.

Misty Dreamz

Misty Dreamz  patterns are created using licensed, original artwork, from some of the most talented artists that can be found.  The images you see, on this website, when looking at the Misty Dreamz charts, are of the finished product not of the artwork or photo.  So what you see IS what you are stitching.

Misty Dreamz  counted cross stitch charts are available from Picture Perfect Needlecrafts in two ways.

1. Printed and posted to you or

2. Via email/download at a reduced cost

No matter how you choose to receive your chart(s) they will be presented to you in exactly the same professional way.

Your Misty Dreamz printed charts include:

Front page with full colour picture of the design.

Chart with easy to read symbols.

DMC™ thread key with the amount of 8m skeins you will need for each project.

Each chart is printed on white premium quality A4 paper and placed in an A4 plastic pocket for protection.  Charts are posted via Australia Post in an A4 padded bag or cardboard box (from Australia Post) to ensure your charts arrive as pristine as when they were printed. At checkout enter your postcode and select either normal or express post and your postage charges will be calculated and added to your order.  Or Fill out our mail order form (please see the Mail Order Form link at the top of our website for a printable version or contact us to mail a copy to you).  Mail Order instructions are at the bottom of the form.

Your Misty Dreamz Email Chart:

Your pattern will be emailed to you in a zip file containing a picture of the pattern in virtual stitches, and the chart and thread key in PDF format.  Your pattern will print on multiple pages, for ease of reading. At Checkout please choose the "Emailed To Me/Pick Up" option as your delivery method to ensure you are not charged any postage costs.
 

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS

Misty Dreamz charts are designed to be stitched on 22 count fabric but certainly can be stitched on a different count fabric if that is what you choose.  But once again, remember the finished product size differences.  Misty Dreamz charts use only whole cross stitches and have NO back stitching.

How To Figure Finished Project Size

Misty Dreamz only supplies stitch count information but this will still help you calculate your design size and size of fabric required.

To figure finished project dimensions, simply divide the number of stitches by the thread count you will be using.  For example, a pattern with a stitch count of 220 X 264 will have a finished size of 10" wide by 12" high on 22-count fabric.  Keep  in mind that our patterns are configured for 22-count fabric.  Using fabric with a lower thread count (i.e., 14- or 18-count) will reduce the clarity of small detail, and greatly increase the finished size of your project. 

Shinysuns

Shinysuns counted cross stitch patterns are designed from artwork & pictures using professional software to start with and the finished designing touches are done by Shinysuns.  Many hours are taken to make each chart making it resemble the original artwork.  All cross stitch charts are of the highest quality and will take some time to stitch.  Sometimes a large number of colours will be used in a pattern to help re-create the art or photo.  Shinysuns chart images are shown in virtual stitches and what the finished product will look like.  Each cross stitch chart will span out on several pages for easier reading and following. Shinysuns recommends their charts are stitched on 18ct Aida.

Shinysuns charts are available from Picture Perfect Needlecrafts printed and posted to you ONLY.

Your Shinysuns printed and posted chart includes:

Cover sheet with colour picture of finished design and design sizes.

Floss symbols, DMC floss numbers and colour definitions.

The pattern with black & white symbols.

Each chart is printed on white premium quality paper and placed in a sealable plastic pocket for protection.  Charts are posted via Australia Post in an A4 padded bag or cardboard box (from Australia Post) to ensure your charts arrive as pristine as when they were printed.  At checkout enter your postcode and select either normal or express post and your postage charges will be calculated and added to your order.  Or Fill out our mail order form (please see the Mail Order Form link at the top of our website for a printable version or contact us to mail a copy to you).  Mail Order instructions are at the bottom of the form.

Pattern Layout

If your pattern is more tall than wide (eg: 8 x 11) your pattern will layout like this:

1        2

3        4

5        6

If your pattern is more wide than tall (eg: 12 x 9) your pattern will layout like this:

1        3        3

4        5        6

If your pattern is laid out properly, the numbers along the top and side will be lined up numerically.

Copyright:  Please remember that these patterns, just like the artwork they are created from, are copyrighted material.  You may not print out these patterns more than once, and only for your own personal use.  If you need to reprint an individual page due to destruction or wear, that is acceptable within reason.  You may save the pattern(s) to disk.  You may give away or sell the pattern as long as you destroy any copies you may have of it.