16 count cross stitch paper
16 count Aida has one stitch per block, so this is 16 stitches to the inch — squares of 1.59 mm, printed at true size.
16 count Aida has one stitch per block, which puts 16 stitches in an inch and makes every square on this page 1.59 mm across. Print it at 100% and you can lay the sheet against the cloth: a design 100 stitches wide finishes 6.25 inches (159 mm) wide at this count.
One step finer than 14 count Aida. The same chart comes out about 12% smaller, which is usually the whole reason for choosing it — a design that will not fit the frame you have at 14 count will often fit at 16.
The grid below is the generator from the main cross stitch paper page, opened at 16 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
- 14 count cross stitch paper14 stitches per inch · 1.81 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
How much smaller is 16 count than 14 count?
About 12%. A design 100 stitches wide measures 7.14 inches on 14 count and 6.25 inches on 16 count, because the stitch count has not changed and the stitches have.
How big will my design be on 16 count?
Divide the stitch count by 16. A design 100 stitches wide finishes 6.25 inches (159 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 16 stitches per inch, which is 1.59 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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