![]() Remember, you don’t have the option of adjusting the piece size by changing the fabric count as you do with cross-stitching. Size Mattersĭue to the fixed tiles-per-cm size of the canvas choosing the size of your image is especially important as a lot of large full coverage cross-stitch charts would end up being huge when done as a diamond painting. Note: the diamond painting version was converted specifically for use with diamond painting and the colors made more saturated to give a more colorful result. This chart is a available for purchase through the thread-bare storeįrom the images above you can see that the diamond painting has a higher sheen due to the faceted drills and the colors seem very vivid and the coverage is denser than stitching which has a more delicate finish. Timepiece charted by Thread-Bare - completed by Toby Murphy Thread-bare Timepiece - diamond painting by Toby MurphyĪlthough a lower resolution the tiles give a more ‘solid’ looking and brighter appearance. ![]() This is a higher resolution version of the image so produces a finer detail than diamond painting can for the equivalent size. Thread-bare Timepiece - stitched by Nancy Ihasz Here are some images comparing cross stitching to diamond painting, both of these were charted with the thread-bare app. Image credit - Toby Murphy Comparison Cross-stitch to Diamond Painting Some pre-printed charts have the image printed on so that they fill in the gaps between the round drills but round drills don’t line up well without a lot of work. Square drills are easier to align and should ‘snap’ into place and they also give a better solid coverage finish so would be the drill of choice if you are using a blank canvas using a chart rather than pre-printed charts as there are no gaps between drills with square ones. The drills come in either round or square shape. This means that any pattern using the newer 01-35 DMC colors (released late 2017) may not be suitable for diamond painting although some suppliers are beginning to make tiles available in those colors. Drillsĭiamond painting drills use the same color and numbering convention as DMC floss but often only the traditional 447 color range (the same as the low cost CXC alternative for threads). It also means the completed piece has to be larger (physically) if it’s to capture the same level of detail. So right away there is a difference - a Diamond Painting is never going to be as high a resolution as a cross-stitch piece can be. Unlike cross-stitch where you have multiple choices of fabric size such as 14, 16 18 count aida etc which are always measured in inches (the number of squares per inch), Diamond Painting uses a fixed resolution canvas which is 2.5 drills per centimetre - equivalent to 10 count aida which means 10 drills per inch. It’s important not to peel back too much at once - you don’t want to risk exposing a large area until you are ready to work on it in case you accidentally stick a piece of paper to it for instance. So peel back a portion of the covering page to expose the sticky surface to place your drills. Whatever you are using each canvas comes with a protective paper to cover the sticky surface underneath. There are also tricks you can use such as putting the pattern over a light-pad to display the printed pattern through the blank canvas. Pre-printed is obviously easier as you just have to position the tiles onto the right symbols but blank canvases are pre-divided into 10x10 grids which make using a pattern relatively straightforward. Just like with cross-stitching where you can use a fabric with the pattern pre-printed onto it or a blank fabric and ‘count’ the relative positions to place the stitches, so too with Diamond Painting you can work with a pre-printed canvas or a blank one. There are subtle differences though as this describes the number of facets on the drills and so the 5D newer drills give a higher sheen finish. You will often see DP kits described as 3D or 5D painting, a lot of people say they can’t really tell the difference and the terms now seem to be used interchangeably to describe the craft more to give the impression of dimension. As with cross-stitch one pixel of the image equates to one stitch or in this case one drill. What is itĭiamond painting is the process of developing a mosaic to re-create an image using tiny faceted “diamonds”, also known as drills by attaching them to a sticky canvas. We’ll try to show you the similarities and differences between the two and how to get started with the hobby. We all love our cross-stitching but it can represent a serious investment of time, effort and materials - although the results are often amazing and well worth it.ĭiamond Painting is a newer craft that has a lot of similarities to cross-stitching and can even use the same patterns but produces results a lot faster.
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