14 count cross stitch paper
14 count Aida has one stitch per block, so this is 14 stitches to the inch — squares of 1.81 mm, printed at true size.
14 count Aida has one stitch per block, which puts 14 stitches in an inch and makes every square on this page 1.81 mm across. Print it at 100% and you can lay the sheet against the cloth: a design 100 stitches wide finishes 7.14 inches (181 mm) wide at this count.
The most common cross stitch fabric there is. It is the count most kits ship with, and the count a chart assumes when it does not say otherwise, so if you are not sure what is in your stash it is probably this. Every other count on this site is most usefully described by how it compares to it.
The grid below is the generator from the main cross stitch paper page, opened at 14 count. Heavy lines fall every ten stitches, the edges are numbered and the centre is arrowed on all four sides. Change the paper size, the colour or the design size and it redraws; nothing you set leaves your browser.
Cross stitch paper by count
- Cross stitch paper, any countThe full generator — any count from 6 to 40
- 11 count cross stitch paper11 stitches per inch · 2.31 mm squares
- 16 count cross stitch paper16 stitches per inch · 1.59 mm squares
- 18 count cross stitch paper18 stitches per inch · 1.41 mm squares
- 22 count cross stitch paper11 stitches per inch · 2.31 mm squares
- 25 count cross stitch paper12.5 stitches per inch · 2.03 mm squares
- 28 count cross stitch paper14 stitches per inch · 1.81 mm squares
- 32 count cross stitch paper16 stitches per inch · 1.59 mm squares
Questions
Is 14 count the standard?
As close as the hobby has to one. Charts that quote a finished size without naming a fabric have almost always worked it out at fourteen stitches to the inch.
How big will my design be on 14 count?
Divide the stitch count by 14. A design 100 stitches wide finishes 7.14 inches (181 mm) wide, and 200 stitches finishes twice that. Set the stitch counts in the panel and the sheet prints the finished measurement for you, in both millimetres and inches, so you can work out how much fabric to buy before you cut anything.
Will it print at the true size?
Yes, at 100% scale. The grid is drawn in millimetres at 25.4 divided by 14 stitches per inch, which is 1.81 mm a square, and the page size is declared to the printer. Print the calibration page once to confirm your printer is not quietly shrinking to fit.
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