Flossom Chart Reader
Turn your PDF cross stitch pattern into an interactive chart
Open the PDF pattern you already own. Flossom reads the chart, joins multi-page patterns, removes overlaps, highlights matching symbols and keeps track of your progress as you stitch.
Desktop, tablet & mobile · No app store · Use your existing PDF
A better way to stitch from a PDF
Your chart is spread across pages?
Flossom automatically joins multi-page charts and removes overlapping rows and columns.
Can't tell two symbols apart?
Replace an unclear chart symbol with something easier to recognise while you stitch.
Tired of hunting for every matching stitch?
Choose a thread or symbol and highlight all matching stitches across the chart.
Still using a highlighter on printed pages?
Mark stitches digitally and keep your progress saved as you work.
Use the PDF pattern you already bought
Bought your pattern from Etsy, an independent designer or another cross stitch shop?
Upload the PDF you already have. Flossom is designed to work with ordinary cross stitch pattern PDFs without requiring a special Flossom file.
Tested with colour charts, colour blocks with symbols, monochrome symbol charts and multi-page patterns.
One chart. Even when your PDF has 20 pages.
Flossom automatically detects chart pages, joins them into one continuous pattern and removes the overlapping rows and columns used in printed PDFs.
No jumping backwards and forwards between page 7 and page 8. No accidentally stitching the overlap twice.
Separate PDF chart pages with repeated overlap rows and columns.
One continuous chart, with the overlap removed.
Find every matching stitch instantly
Choose a thread or chart symbol and Flossom highlights the matching stitches across the pattern.
Highlight matching stitches
See exactly where a colour or symbol appears.
Mark completed stitches
Track what you have already stitched.
See what remains
Keep your progress visible as you work.
Can't tell one symbol from another? Change it.
Some PDF charts use symbols that are difficult to distinguish, especially on smaller screens. In Flossom, simply click the symbol in the thread list and replace it with something clearer.
Choose from 260+ replacement symbols.
Hard to tell apart
Easy to read
Your chart is connected to the rest of your project
The Reader is not separate from your Flossom project. Your chart colours connect to your project requirements, so you can see what you need, what you already own and what is missing.
Already in your stash
See which project colours you already own before buying more thread.
Missing a colour?
Find suitable thread substitutions from the colours you already have.
Need to buy something?
Add missing threads to your Flossom shopping list.
More than a PDF reader
Standalone chart readers help you follow the stitches. Flossom connects your chart to the rest of your project — including your threads, fabric, stash, substitutions and shopping list.
Start on your computer. Stitch on your tablet.
Flossom runs in your browser, so there is no separate app to install and no app-store restriction.
Windows · Mac · Chromebook · iPhone · iPad · Android
Keep stitching even when your connection drops.
Built for real-world cross stitch PDFs
Cross stitch designers use many different chart programs, export settings and layouts. Flossom is built and tested using real PDF patterns rather than relying on one proprietary file format.
Flossom has been tested successfully with WinStitch/MacStitch colour charts, colour blocks with symbols, monochrome symbol charts and Pattern Keeper-compatible PDF exports.
Why stitch with Flossom instead of a standard PDF viewer?
| Feature | Standard PDF viewer | Flossom |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom chart | ||
| Join chart pages | ||
| Remove page overlaps | ||
| Highlight matching symbols | ||
| Replace unclear symbols | ||
| Mark completed stitches | ||
| Save progress | ||
| Connect to thread stash | ||
| Find thread substitutes | ||
| Create shopping list |
From PDF to stitching in three steps
Add your PDF
Choose the cross stitch pattern you already own.
Flossom reads the chart
The Reader processes the chart pages, grid, symbols and colours.
Start stitching
Highlight a colour, mark stitches and keep your progress as you work.
Made for people who actually stitch from PDFs
Reader testimonial coming soon
Reader testimonial coming soon
Reader testimonial coming soon
Chart Reader FAQs
About your PDF
While you're stitching
Compatibility
Privacy & ownership
Your pattern stays your pattern
The Flossom Chart Reader is designed for stitchers to use patterns they legitimately own. Importing a PDF into your project does not automatically make that pattern public or add it to the Flossom pattern library.
Ready to put away the highlighter?
Open your PDF pattern in Flossom and stitch from one interactive chart.
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