Needlepoint tool
Needlepoint graph paper at true canvas scale
Can I print graph paper where one square is one stitch on my canvas?
One Letter sheet holds
135 × 176 squares
Ruled to match 18 mesh canvas. The ruled part is 7.5 × 9.78 in (19.05 × 24.84 cm): 135 and 176 divided by 18.
10 squares measure
0.56 in 1.41 cm
10 divided by 18, from one heavier line to the next. One square is 1/18 in.
| Mesh | 10 squares measure | Squares on one Letter sheet |
|---|---|---|
| 10 mesh | 1 in2.54 cm | 75 × 98 |
| 12 mesh | 0.83 in2.12 cm | 90 × 117 |
| 13 mesh | 0.77 in1.95 cm | 97 × 127 |
| 14 mesh | 0.71 in1.81 cm | 105 × 137 |
| 18 mesh | 0.56 in1.41 cm | 135 × 176 |
The ruled part and the bar keep at least 0.5 in (1.27 cm) from every edge of the paper, with a strip of 0.19 in (0.49 cm) above the bottom margin for the bar. One line of small words is printed inside the bottom margin, 0.39 in (0.99 cm) from the edge. Only whole squares are ruled. Our suggestion
“Our suggestion” marks advice that is this site’s own, not a figure from a published chart.
How it works
- One square is one stitch on your canvas: 1 inch divided by the mesh.
- Print at 100 percent, with no "fit to page". The bar on the sheet must measure exactly one inch (2.54 cm). Our suggestion
- Printers scale a little. Measure the one-inch bar on the sheet, and over more than a few inches count from the chart instead of trusting a trace. Our suggestion
Worked examples
- 18 mesh
- Ten squares measure 0.56 in (1.41 cm).
- 13 mesh
- Ten squares measure 0.77 in (1.95 cm).