Stitch Point's free online text tool

Text in Stitches is for me, at the moment the coolest online tool grab a cuppa and I will tell you why. You can make a charted design out of text. You simply click in the font you wan then select the letters you want to use by clicking the pink letter keys. Clear directions are on the site.

The reason I am so excited about it is that of course just this week over on the Hand Embroidery group in the Stitchin Fingers Textile Community we started a stitch along and I have started mine on pieced foundation fabric and it will l be added to my band sampler.

As I have discussed before in the past as I have stitched these samplers I have often added a little bit of what was happening as I was stitching it.

Now Annie's of Annies Crazy World has taken this idea and really run with it. She has been documenting bits of her life on her sampler.

I have always been interested in autobiographical statements in fiber. Often the way women tell their stories is via the medium of textiles and I have rabbited on about this before. I am also interested in the idea of a slow cloth and this band sampler I am making, is definitely my slow cloth.

I plan to add more text to my ongoing sampler. Some will be quotes, some will be to mark special occasions and other odd statements will be autobiographical. So I was delighted to find this tool that allows me to type in some text and it is graphed just like that!

Stitch point was found with thanks via Meggiecat

Comments

[Sarah E.]

Sharon, this is such a nifty idea. I was going to do something else for the Stitch-Along, but I may steal your and Annie's idea...I REALLY have become enamoured of the concept, not to mention my utmost admiration for your stitching talents! Don't hate me if I start stringing bits of sampler along my blog, too!!

[Sarah E.]

P.S. OK, I'm back, just went and spent a lovely time making up my first bit of text...guess I AM going to steal y'all's idea!!! VERY cool toy!!!

[neki rivera]

i have played all morning disregarding everything else.sooo cool a toy!!
Thanks

neki desu

[Dianne Crumbaker]

I've been trying to figure out how to discipline myself to start from the beginning with your online TAST resource so that I can more confidently incorporate embroidery into textile pieces. I love the idea of documenting your life with a never-ending (we ARE all going to live forever, aren't we?) stitch sampler, starting at the beginning of your online stitches and moving forward. So, make room in the pool - I'm diving in!
pdc

[Jennifer]

Thanks for sharing the text site - I'm sure it will be quite useful to many stitchers, including me. And I always love seeing photos of your band sampler. What an amazing piece of artwork!

[Wendi]

LOVE the new toy!! Thanks for sharing. I have a hard time spacing text and this should help.

[Embellisher]

This text tool and the flower maker are simply spectacular.Thank-you so much for sharing them.I am going to be using them a lot especially the text composer one because I love embroidered text.

[Janet]

Thanks, this will be very useful. janet

[Mandie]

I love reading about your band sampler - it's inspired me to begin my own. :) The Text tool is heaven, no more having to work out spacing on text! Thanks for sharing.