32 count cross stitch paper

32 count linen is worked over two threads, so this is 16 stitches to the inch — squares of 1.59 mm, printed at true size.

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32 count linen is worked over two threads, 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.

Fine linen — Belfast is the usual name — worked over two threads at sixteen stitches per inch, the same stitch size as 16 count Aida. It is chosen for the look and the drape of linen rather than to change the size of the design.

The grid below is the generator from the main cross stitch paper page, opened at 32 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

Questions

Is 32 count linen the same as 16 count Aida?

The same stitch size, yes: 32 threads worked over two is sixteen stitches to the inch. The fabric is nothing like the same to handle, but a chart finishes at the identical measurement on either.

How big will my design be on 32 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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