🧵 Introducing StitchLab — where traditional embroidery meets modern design tools

For the #configmakeathon, I built StitchLab: a browser-based cross-stitch and tatreez design studio created entirely with Figma Make.

Cross-stitch carried stories through geometric patterns for generations — but many digital embroidery tools still feel outdated, complex, and disconnected from how designers create today.

I wanted to imagine: What if creating embroidery felt as natural as designing in Figma?

✨ Inside StitchLab you can:

🎨 Design on a real stitch canvas Draw with X-stitch, half-stitch, and back-stitch tools using real DMC thread colors.

🧩 Create with traditional motifs & shapes Drag patterns onto your canvas, customize them, transform them, and build your own compositions.

🖼️ Turn inspiration into stitches Upload images, trace references, or convert visual elements into stitchable artwork.

🗂️ Design like a pro tool Layers, ordering, locking, hiding, grouping, alignment, flipping, rotation, and precise grid-based editing.

🪡 Move from screen to craft Export print-ready PDF charts with thread legends, save your artwork, or preview your embroidery on real products.

StitchLab is my attempt to bridge heritage and technology — preserving traditional craft while giving creators the modern tools they deserve. Would love to see what people create with it 🧵✨ Try it: https://rule-ochre-52042400.figma.site Built with Figma · Figma Make · MCP

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