Flash!!! Stitch Painter 3 has released! Click here for the quick skinny on it.

Overview
Demos
Quick Gallery
Stitch Painter Standard Features
Additional Gold Features
Plug-In Modules to Stitch Painter
Stitch Painter Cheat Sheets
Stitch Painter Elements Clip Art Collections

Overview
There are many fine paint programs out there, but in our world of textile and craft design, we soon found that no single program could do everything Cochenille Design Studio needed it to do. So we did something about it! We developed Stitch Painter. This fabulous design tool is specifically geared to the needs of textile and craft designers of all sorts and we made it so user-friendly, you scarcely need a manual. Stitch Painter will open endless doors to your creativity, tailoring itself to any design goal that uses a grid, from weaving to needlepoint and cross-stitch to knits.

Stitch Painter operates in a color grid world and everything is counted in stitches and rows. The grid may be setup as square or rectangular, and thus you can use the software for multiple textile arts. Various Plug-in modules customize Stitch Painter further for certain end uses such as stitchery, beading or intelligently importing and color reducing graphic images.
You may print directly from Stitch Painter or export in standard formats, thus allowing you to take imagery to publishing packages or other programs.

Stitch Painter currently offers a Gold version for Windows and MacIntosh computers. If you want to use any of Stitch Painter's Plug-In's, you will need the Gold version. People who need Symbols will also need the Gold version. See the descriptions below for further details. We have not released a Standard 3.0 version at this time. Email us at info@cochenille.com if you would like to be notified of a release in the future.

What's New in Stitch Painter 3 Gold?

Compatibility:

  • Apple 10.6 - 10.8
  • Windows XP to Windows 8

Security:

Stitch Painter uses a USB dongle key by Hasp. You may install the software on your desktop and your portable and move the key back and forth. This is the same key system we use with Garment Designer. Those of you who own 2.5 or greater of Garment Designer may choose to update your existing key so both programs will run. We can attempt to do this remotely. Instructions for this will follow soon.

Tutorial Videos

    • Seven videos (QuickTime) which walk you through all the workings of the software, plus include two Tutorials. Over an hour of training!!

Tools

    • Polygon tool
    • Shape tools that allow for fill only, outline only, or fill and outline
    • Selection Marquis now allows for greater flexibility in creating selections. It can be resized or moved, with or without altering the stitches beneath

Palette Panel Additions

  • Resizable panel that can be positioned vertically or horizontally.
  • New Controls in the Palette panel – for quick color/stitch settings
  • The ability to cycle quickly through colors as you draw (using the arrow keys on the keyboard

Panels
History Panel - to record the steps of your actions (basically a multiple Undo)
Brush History Panel – allows you to quickly access multiple brushes as you work on a project.
Patterns Panel – allows you to use built-in textures or a brush as your repeat.

File Menu
Open Recent – Now you can find a list of recently saved files.

Export Functions
Can Export Images (with grid) or Stitches (as single pixel per stitch graphics)
There are now numerous export file formats including: PDF, JPG, TIF, PNG, and other popular formats.

Edit Menu
Copy Brush - This command allows you to copy an existing and active Brush to the clipboard so that you may transfer it to another Stitch Painter document without needing to save the brush first.

Paste to Brush  - This allows you to paste any Stitch Painter image on the clipboard directly to a brush (in the same or new document). It is not necessary to have a brush first.

Insert Rows and Columns – There are numerous functions that allow you to insert rows and/or columns within a document. This is very controllable.

Layout Menu
Show  Rulers – These display a ruler around your document, set to count stitches and rows. You can easily see you location. If you are making a selection or drawing with a shape tool, you can easily count stitches on the rulers as well.

New Working Mode for Repeat. –
When you repeat, SP grays the grid and shows you your repeat size.
If you select an area to repeat within, SP shows you this area by outlining it.
The letter ‘R’ is displayed in the Info Bar to communicate that Repeat Mode is on.

Size From Brush- Can set repeat size from the current brush size.

Working Area – a set working area can now be cleared through the Set Working Area menu which toggles.

Palette Menu
Rotate Items – lets you rotate colors on a document between selected colors in the Palette panel.

Select Items Used in Document – lets you select the colors/symbols, etc. used in  a document to be the active colors. This is a great prelude step to the Rotate Items menu above (or to using the arrow keys to alternate the color positions.

Plus what we already had in the program...

  • A color palette for mixing and matching colors.
  • A working palette of 250 colors in any given document pulling from the full color range of your computer.
  • The creation of stitches with a pen, line or shape tools or a brush/stamp.
  • The ability to flip, rotate, or even resize your motifs.
  • The ability to design in repeat.
  • Stencils to protect certain textures/colors as you draw.
  • Grids which can be re-proportioned, scaled down, and/or taken to other applications via the clipboard or export function.
  • Grid numbering on your printout.
  • Tools that measure in stitches and rows as you draw.
  • The ability to count the number of stitches of each color on the screen.
  • The ability to change grid colors or use a texture for the grid.
  • Major and minor grids allowing demarcations for easy reading of graphs.
  • Export for Designaknit, S90 and Creation6.
  • A texture palette which allows you to edit and create your own textures which may be black/white or 2-colored. This is useful for simulating marled yarns, calico fabrics, etc.
  • A symbol palette which allows you to create your own symbols, plus work with a combination of symbols, colors and textures. Symbols may be black/white or colored.
  • The ability to have any combination of up to 250 colors, symbols and textures onthe screen at once.
  • A transparent feature that allows selected Colors/Textures to become transparent when you create a brush - useful for coordinate fabrics.
  • The ability to design in repeat in selected areas of the screen.
  • The ability to turn the grid off in given areas, allowing you to see the stair stepping of stitches (for shaping) or to create stitch keys.
  • Colors/symbols/textures may copied or swapped in palette and on screen.
  • The ability to 'regrid' a design, moving from one proportion grid to another. This is wonderful for translating cross stitch patterns to knitting (or vice versa) or for translating from one knit gauge to the other.
  • Mac OS X compatible, Not currently 10.7 Compatible.
  • Stitch Painter 2 Standard Version
  • A color palette for mixing and matching colors.
  • A working palette of 250 colors in any given document pulling from the full color range of your computer.
  • The creation of stitches with a pen, line or shape tools or a brush/stamp.
  • The ability to flip, rotate, or even resize your motifs.
  • The ability to design in repeat.
  • Stencils to protect certain textures/colors as you draw.
  • Grids which can be re-proportioned, scaled down, and/or taken to other applications via the clipboard or export function.
  • Grid numbering on your printout.
  • Tools that measure in stitches and rows as you draw.
  • The ability to count the number of stitches of each color on the screen.
  • The ability to change grid colors or use a texture for the grid.
  • Major and minor grids allowing demarcations for easy reading of graphs.
  • Export for Designaknit, S90 and Creation6.
  • Not Mac OS X compatible - only Gold version below.


Demos Stitch Painter 3 demo will release soon. The demo below is version 2.2/2.3
Download the demos and explore the capabilities. Please read the included Read-me file which will help you understand how much of the program is available to you. The current demo does not include any of the Plug-In module features.
Stitch Painter Gold 2.2 Demo, Windows sp2demo.zip
Stitch Painter Gold 2.3 Demo, Mac spdemo.sea.hqx for OS10.3, sp2demo.zip for OS 10.4 or above

Quick Gallery
Click on the files below to see a sample file
Knit Fairisle Sample (143k)
Knit Symbol Sample (44k)
Crochet Sample (11k)
Cross Stitch Sample (11k)
Beading Sample (22k)
Long Stitch Sample (11k)
Quilt Sample (198k)
Weaving Sample (176k)

 

Stitch Painter Feature List

Stitch Painter 2.3 Standard Features:

  • A color palette for mixing and matching colors.
  • A working palette of 250 colors in any given document pulling from the full color range of your computer.
  • The creation of stitches with a pen, line or shape tools or a brush/stamp.
  • The ability to flip, rotate, or even resize your motifs.
  • The ability to design in repeat.
  • Stencils to protect certain textures/colors as you draw.
  • Grids which can be re-proportioned, scaled down, and/or taken to other applications via the clipboard or export function.
  • Grid numbering on your printout.
  • Tools that measure in stitches and rows as you draw.
  • The ability to count the number of stitches of each color on the screen.
  • The ability to change grid colors or use a texture for the grid.
  • Major and minor grids allowing demarcations for easy reading of graphs.
  • Export for Designaknit, S90 and Creation6.
  • Not Mac OS X compatible - only Gold version below.

#SW-0100-S-I $ 85.00 Standard version for Windows with PDF Manual
#SW-0100-S-M $ 85.00 Standard version for Macintosh with PDF Manual

Additional Gold Features:

  • A texture palette which allows you to edit and create your own textures which may be black/white or 2-colored. This is useful for simulating marled yarns, calico fabrics, etc.
  • A symbol palette which allows you to create your own symbols, plus work with a combination of symbols, colors and textures. Symbols may be black/white or colored.
  • The ability to have any combination of up to 250 colors, symbols and textures onthe screen at once.
  • A transparent feature that allows selected Colors/Textures to become transparent when you create a brush - useful for coordinate fabrics.
  • The ability to design in repeat in selected areas of the screen.
  • The ability to turn the grid off in given areas, allowing you to see the stair stepping of stitches (for shaping) or to create stitch keys.
  • Colors/symbols/textures may copied or swapped in palette and on screen.
  • The ability to 'regrid' a design, moving from one proportion grid to another. This is wonderful for translating cross stitch patterns to knitting (or vice versa) or for translating from one knit gauge to the other.
  • Mac OS X and Windows 8 compatible
  • #SW-0100-G3-M
    		 $199.00 Gold version for Mac with PDF Manual and Tutorial Videos
    #SW-0100-G3-W
    		 $199.00 Gold version for Windows with PDF Manual and Tutorial Videos

 

UpGrades Costs and Item Numbers (serial #'s required):

  • #SW-0101-UG-1to3G-M
    		 $125.00 SP 1 Gold to 3 Gold, Mac
    #SW-0101-UG-1to3G-W
    		 $125.00 SP 1 Gold to 3 Gold, Windows
    #SW-0101-UG-2.3to3G-M
    		 $70.00 SP 2.3 Gold to 3 Gold, Mac
    #SW-0101-UG-2.3to3G-W
    		 $70.00 SP 2.3 Gold to 3 Gold, Windows
    #SW-0101-UG-2to3G-M
    		 $95.00 SP 2 Gold to 3 Gold, Mac
    #SW-0101-UG-2to3G-W
    		 $95.00 SP 2 Gold to 3 Gold, Windows
    #SW-0101-UG-S2to3G-M $160.00 SP2 Std to 3 Gold Mac
    #SW-0101-UG-S2to3G-W $160.00 SP2 Std to 3 Gold Windows

#SW-0100-G-I $ 165.00 Gold version for Windows with PDF Manual
#SW-0100-G-M $ 165.00 Gold version for Macintosh with PDF Manual

Plug-In Modules to Stitch Painter (Gold version only)

What is the Stitch Painter philosophy?
Cochenille is pleased to announce that Stitch Painter will be growing in a modular way. Any feature that we add to the program that suits more than one craft, will be brought into the general program. Any feature that is craft specific will be brought into an add-on module that users may opt to own. Why have we chosen this approach?

To allow the program to meet specific crafters needs.

To keep the menu structure simple.

To keep costs down.

Stitchery Module
 This module will allow users to shift the grid in order to view diagonal stitches (for needlepoint and plastic canvas), and to access DMC colors references.
Windows and Mac, for Gold version only
#SW-0102 $25.00 Stitchery

Beading Module
This module adds the following features:
* Design with Peyote and Comanche grids which may be adjusted to any proportion.
* Print out Color Counts per row, e.g. Row 1: 7 black, 3 green, 2 black, etc.
* Create custom color sets (name colors used in a document and save custom palettes).
* Follow your beading placement 'on screen' as you work, for Gold version only
Note: Loom Bead design may also be done with the Stitch Painter program operating in its regular mode.
#SW-0103 $30.00 Beading

Full Color Import Module
Now you can take your full colored scanned images and import them into Stitch Painter. Choose the number of colors you are willing to work with in your project, and the number of stitches and rows, and let Stitch Painter's Plug-In do the rest. It is truly amazing. There are 10 to 12 color reduction modes, which will accomodate all types of color images (photos, clip art, etc). for Gold version only
SW-0104 $49.00 Full Color Import

Stitch Painter Cheat Sheets
By popular request, we released two sets of Stitch Painter Cheat Sheets. Theses are laminated 5.5 x 8.5 inch cards with helpful information regarding Stitch Painter (how to use, tips, shortcuts, how-to's) etc. Regular Price for the card set is $8 for Set 1, $10 for set 2, or both for $15.00.

#DA-0200 $8.00 How To's
#DA-0201 $10.00 Stitch Painter Operations
#DA-0202 $15.00 Combo

Set 1: Stitch Painter Basics

Stitch Painter Toolbox

Stitch Painter Menus

Stitch Painter Keyboard Shortcuts

Stitch Painter Palette Operations

Set 2: Stitch Painter How-To's

Customizing Palettes

Repeat Design, Strips and Borders

Importing from External Sources

Exporting

Let me Count the Ways, multiple ways to do certain tasks

 


These sets of clip art are designed specifically for Stitch Painter. Each set contains .stc and .sbr files which will load directly into Stitch Painter.
Currently, there are four sets:
#AD-0900 $24.00 Floral
#AD-0901 $24.00 Holiday
#AD-0902 $24.00 Snowflakes and Stars
#AD-0903 $24.00 Quilt Blocks

Check out the Elements collections in more detail.