About Amelie Paris

Internet has changed our lives. It has changed stitching too!

For Amelieparis and the team, it all started with one simple idea: Why not let stitcher convert their photos into charts, directly online and instantly, without worrying about buying and installing any software?
Amelieparis is also perfect for any person who is not a stitcher but would like to make a great gift for a stitcher.
Amelieparis was started by 3 very complementary people with a passion for crafts: a passionate stitcher, an internet expert and a software engineer specialized in color algorithms.

Bringing together both stitching and technical expertise, it took us 2 years to develop a system that will convert a photo into the best possible cross stitch chart.
Later, we plan to introduce further services, keeping the stitcher in mind and bringing her new applications to stimulate her creativity.

While Amelieparis makes photo-to-chart conversions extremely easy and userfriendly, it hides a very complex set of algorithms that juggle with 16 millions colors and perfectly restitute your chart into the exact tones of DMC threads.

Spectro-colormetrics

The whole DMC color range was analyzed for Amelieparis in a laboratory using spectro-colormetrics, to define the precise characteristics of each color.

Alternative software programs available on the market are based on printed color charts that do not provide the same color accuracy.

In order to achieve this perfect color accuracy, we only convert charts into the DMC color range. Relying on conversion charts from other brands would distort the color range and negatively affect the quality of the final chart.

For a stitcher, using Amelieparis is the easiest and quickest way to make a high-quality photo-to-chart conversion.

All you need is to do is download your picture from your computer and preview the « stitched rendering » of your photo-to-chart conversion, that is to say a simulated stitched piece derived from this exact chart.

Needless to say, it is vital for the stitcher to preview what her project will look like, before starting any work on it.

We recommend you browse our photo tips in order to select the best possible picture for your photo-to-chart conversion. Also go through our stitching tips, full of advice for stitching large pieces. Don’t hesitate to send us any questions and suggestions and we’ll share them with all.

With Amelieparis you can now move from stitching regular published charts to designing your very own subjects. You’re the designer!

We wish you a lot pleasure stitching the charts and kits Amelieparis. Let other stitchers around you know about Amelieparis and of course, if you have any comments, questions and suggestions, we’ll be more than happy to hear from you.

Happy stitching!!! ;-)

The Amelieparis team
contact@amelieparis.com

Amelieparis products and services

The technology developed by Amelieparis lets you convert any type of photo or illustration into cross stitch charts.
The software automatically analyses the 16 million colors in a photo and converts them into the colors of the DMC color range.

You are then able to set the maximum number of colors you want to use: fewer than 50, 40, 30,  down to 2 colors!….

Amelieparis is the only solution on the market that is based on the extensive spectro-colorimetrics analysis of the DMC range.

Alternative solutions are based on printed color cards and do not offer the same reliability.

We have worked with our partner DMC to offer the best quality charts :
• A color block next to each symbol and color number to help identify thread colors
• Easy to read symbols
• Easy to read grids, graduated on the side
• A choice of Color or Black and White charts ( Particularly useful for stitchers who like to highlight the areas they have just stitched)
• An estimation of the number of skeins needed by color

Before placing any order, you will always have the possibility of viewing a « stitched rendering » of your chart, that is to say, what your finished piece will look like, using that specific chart.
We offer two different ways of making a photo-to-chart conversion.

The « easy » way : let Amelie convert my photo

Basic characteristics are pre-set :
• Fabric count : 14 ct
• Number of stitches: about 130 x 100 depending on your photo
• Size of stitched area = 9 x 6 ½ inches (23x 17cm)
• Maximum number of colors automatically adjusted

You will be able to view directly the « stitched rendering » of your chart.

If you are not a stitcher and want to make a gift, this solution is ideal.

2/ Niveau « expert » :

The expert level :

You first set the characteristics of your photo-to-chart conversion :
• Fabric count: 14, 16, 18ct Aida ; 18, 32 ct linen
• Adjustable number of stitches
• Adjustable number of colors
You will then be able to view directly the « stitched rendering » of your chart.

Once you have previewed and selected your chart, you can place your order and either directly print your chart at home or request that Amelieparis send it to you by mail.

The chart is printable on standard letter size paper. The number of pages is variable, depending on the total number of stitches in the chart.

Tips

• Always preview the « stitched rendering » of your photo-to-chart conversion before placing your order
• In the “expert” mode, try changing the setting for the number of colors used. You might be pleasantly surprised by the results!