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A modern alternative to Stitch Fiddle
Stitch Fiddle is a solid, long-running chart editor. Craft Studio covers the same crafts and adds layers, photo import with palette matching, reusable motifs, and support for thirteen craft types, all free with nothing gated behind per-feature upsells.
Side-by-side comparison
How Craft Studio stacks up against Stitch Fiddle on the features that matter to makers.
Craft types
Thirteen crafts out of the box: cross stitch, crochet colorwork, knitting, diamond painting, embroidery, needlepoint, quilt, fuse beads, and more. Each with the right grid geometry and stitch terminology.
A broad set too: cross stitch, knitting, crochet, diamond painting, fuse beads, latch hook, quilting, and pixel art.
Image import
Drop in a photo, choose how many colors to use, and turn on Crisp edges for flat graphics. The importer resamples the photo to your grid, quantizes the colors in real time, and can snap them to your active palette. Tweak the palette before or after importing.
Image-to-chart conversion with manual color mapping.
Layers
Stack fills, outlines, and text on independent layers. Toggle visibility, lock, merge, and reorder, just like a graphics editor.
Single-layer grid editing.
Grid size and colors
Grids up to 1,000 × 1,000 and the full DMC catalog for everyone.
Free charts cap at 300 × 300 with 50 colors per chart; Premium raises that to 1,000 × 1,000 and 250 colors.
Color palettes
Full DMC catalog built in. Search by number or color name. Extract palettes from photos, or generate one with classic color-theory relationships (complementary, analogous, triadic).
Manual color selection from a standard picker.
Reusable assets
Save any selection as a motif, border, or alphabet block. Stamp it into future patterns with one click.
No reusable asset library.
Pricing
Everything is free, with every craft, every editor tool, and PNG, PDF, SVG, EPS, and Excel export included. Your saved patterns are never deleted.
Free tier with 15 charts. Premium is a one-off $8 for a month or $48 for a year, and unlocks PDF, SVG, Word, and Excel export, bigger grids, and more colors.
Stitch Fiddle details and prices checked August 2026. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.
Which one is right for you?
Every tool has strengths. Here's our honest take.
Choose Craft Studio if…
- You want layers, motifs, and a full drawing toolkit rather than cell-by-cell editing.
- You work across several crafts and want one editor that gets each grid right.
- You'd rather not hit chart, color, and export limits.
Stick with Stitch Fiddle if…
- You only make small charts.
- You need Word or Excel export.
- Your existing patterns and workflow already live in Stitch Fiddle.
Frequently asked
- Can I import my Stitch Fiddle patterns into Craft Studio?
- If you can export your pattern as a PNG or JPG image, you can import it into Craft Studio using the image import feature. The editor can map the colors to your chosen palette automatically.
- Is Craft Studio free?
- Yes. Craft Studio is free, with full access to every craft and tool, PNG, PDF, SVG, EPS, and Excel export, and no per-feature upsells. Your patterns are never deleted.
- Does Craft Studio support crochet patterns?
- Yes. Crochet colorwork is a first-class craft type. The grid uses a cell aspect ratio set for a typical single-crochet stitch, so the chart looks the way the finished panel will.
- What happened to Stitch Fiddle?
- Stitch Fiddle remains available as a separate tool. Craft Studio is an independent alternative built by Craft Club, offering a broader feature set for grid-based crafts.
Ready to try it?
Create a free account, import your existing patterns as images, and keep designing where you left off.
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