PetitMotif

Type a word, get a pattern.

Type a word or two and get a tiny cross-stitch pattern with real DMC threads and just a handful of colours. Small enough to finish in an evening. Voilà.

Coming soon to the App Store

For iPhone with iOS 26 or later. Make your first 2 patterns free.

Tiny 24×24 patterns, real DMC thread colours, and a symbol chart.

How it works

  1. 1

    Type a word or two. Un petit croissant, perhaps?

    The PetitMotif prompt screen with “dragon” typed in, a few idea chips and a Generate pattern button
  2. 2

    Our AI sketches a first draft in seconds: colour preview, symbol chart and DMC thread list.

    The first draft of the dragon as a cross-stitch chart, 24 by 24 stitches in 6 colours, with Save chart to Photos, Stitch along, Edit and Try again buttons
  3. 3

    Not quite right? Swap any thread, fix any stitch, or try again. Then save the chart to Photos.

    The editor: the dragon recoloured teal with a red wing, with a thread palette and paint and erase tools
  4. 4

    Stitch along in the app and tick things off as you go.

    The Stitch along screen: the dragon chart with 114 of 356 stitches marked and a count of stitches left for each thread

We say non to famous characters and other artists' styles. Your motif should be yours.

Pourquoi PetitMotif?

My son keeps asking for things on his clothes: a dragon, a rocket, a vampire apple. I mend and stitch them in, usually improvised. PetitMotif started as my shortcut: get a tiny pattern fast, then fix it stitch by stitch until it's right. Small enough for a sleeve or a pocket. Now it's yours too.

What it costs

Your first 2 patterns are on us, plus 5 ready-made ones to stitch. Want more? Pick a pack:

If a pattern fails to generate, it doesn't use one. One-time purchases. No subscription, no account. Apple handles the payment.

No accounts and no ads. Read the short, plain version on our privacy page.

À vous de jouer.