{"id":2245,"date":"2026-10-09T17:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/?page_id=2245"},"modified":"2026-10-10T19:23:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:23:40","slug":"free-tools-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/de\/free-tools-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Tools &amp; Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.xsp-page{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:44px 24px 64px;color:#27494b}.xsp-page *{box-sizing:border-box}.xsp-page .eyebrow{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#697970}.xsp-page h1,.xsp-page h2{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:500;line-height:1.2;color:#27494b}.xsp-page h1{font-size:clamp(32px,4vw,52px);margin:12px 0 22px}.xsp-page h2{font-size:30px;margin:30px 0 16px}.xsp-page p,.xsp-page li{font-size:16px;line-height:1.8}.xsp-page .lead{font-size:19px;max-width:680px}.xsp-page .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:start}.xsp-page .card{background:#f6f8f5;border:1px solid #e5ece5;border-radius:20px;padding:28px}.xsp-page .art{width:100%;max-height:470px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:22px}.xsp-page .btn,.xsp-page button[type=submit],.xsp-page input[type=submit]{display:inline-block;background:#e9a1af;color:#27494b;border:0;border-radius:30px;padding:14px 25px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}.xsp-page a:not(.btn){color:#315f59;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.xsp-page input:not([type=checkbox]):not([type=hidden]),.xsp-page textarea{border:1px solid #ccd9d3;border-radius:10px;background:white;width:100%;min-height:48px}.xsp-page details{border-bottom:1px solid #dce5df;padding:18px 0}.xsp-page summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:650}.xsp-page .reading{max-width:780px;margin:auto}.xsp-page :focus-visible{outline:3px solid #b27785;outline-offset:4px}@media(max-width:700px){.xsp-page{padding:30px 20px 45px}.xsp-page .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}.xsp-page .card{padding:22px}.xsp-page h2{font-size:26px}.xsp-page .lead{font-size:17px}.xsp-page .art{max-height:300px}}<\/style>\n<section class=\"xsp-page\"><div class=\"reading\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">Learn, plan and enjoy your stitching<\/p><h2>Practical cross stitch guides<\/h2><p>Find clear answers for choosing fabric, reading a digital chart and planning a personalized portrait.<\/p><div class=\"card\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0\">Start with these guides<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"\/how-to-read-a-cross-stitch-pdf-pattern-symbols-colour-keys-and-pages\/\">How to read a cross stitch PDF pattern<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/14-16-or-18-count-aida-a-cross-stitch-fabric-size-guide\/\">Aida fabric count and finished size guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/how-to-choose-a-photo-for-a-custom-pet-cross-stitch-pattern\/\">Choose a photo for a custom pet pattern<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/news\/\">Explore all stitching articles<\/a><\/p><p>Need help with a particular pattern? <a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">Contact XStitchPattern<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn, plan and enjoy your stitching Practical cross stitch guides Find clear answers for choosing fabric, reading a digital chart and planning a personalized portrait. Start with these guides How to read a cross stitch PDF pattern Aida fabric count and finished size guide Choose a photo for a custom pet pattern Explore all stitching [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2245"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373,"href":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2245\/revisions\/2373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xstitchpattern.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}