Needlepoint alphabet charts

Using these needlepoint letters

Each character gives its stitch count and finished size on 18-mesh canvas; open it in the text tool or editor to switch to 10, 12, 13 or 14-mesh and the size updates. To set a whole name with even spacing and a border, use the needlepoint name chart maker.

Needlepoint covers the whole canvas, so a letter is only half the story: choose a background colour with strong contrast and plan for it in your thread or wool order.

Tips before you start

Work letters in continental or basketweave tent stitch so every stitch slants the same way; a letter worked in a mix of directions looks ragged even when the count is right. On 18-mesh a Basic letter is just under 1 cm tall, so for a name on a cushion or a belt choose 13-mesh or the Serif font for more presence.

Stitch the letters first and the background last. Filling around finished letters keeps their edges crisp, and basketweave on the background stops the canvas from pulling out of shape around the lettering.

Working in another craft? The same alphabet is charted for cross stitch, fuse beads, alpha bracelets, C2C crochet, knitting charts, diamond painting, latch hook, brick mosaic, peyote & brick stitch, pony beads and pixel art.