Western Cross Stitch Font
Chunky saloon-sign capitals with notched slab tips, like lettering on a wanted poster.
Small, Medium and Large
Western is a subscriber font, so here it is as a short sample rather than a full chart. The generator has three stitch sizes. Medium and Large are the same letters with every square doubled or tripled, so the shapes stay identical and simply stitch up bigger. The generator starts at Medium.
| Size | Letter (stitches) | Gap | Height on 14-count | Height on 18-count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 8 tall | 1 | 0.57 in (1.5 cm) | 0.44 in (1.1 cm) |
| Medium | 16 tall | 2 | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | 0.89 in (2.3 cm) |
| Large | 24 tall | 3 | 1.71 in (4.4 cm) | 1.33 in (3.4 cm) |
How much text fits in a frame
Planning a verse, poem or recipe? These are the approximate characters per line (counting spaces) and the number of lines that fit on 14-count Aida, leaving a 1 in border all round. Allow about six characters for an average word and its space.
| Frame | Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 × 7 in | 5 per line, 7 lines | 2 per line, 3 lines | 1 per line, 2 lines |
| 8 × 10 in | 10 per line, 11 lines | 5 per line, 5 lines | 3 per line, 3 lines |
| 11 × 14 in | 15 per line, 17 lines | 8 per line, 8 lines | 5 per line, 5 lines |
Where Western works best
Western is built for cowboy and country themes: a nursery name with a horse or boots motif, a ranch or cabin sign, "Howdy" on a hoop, or a line from a country song. The notched tips read as wild west from a distance, even at the Small size.
It has capitals and numbers only, so anything typed in lowercase comes out as capitals, which suits the style.
Stitch your own words in Western
Type a name, date or a whole verse into the cross stitch font generator, pick a size and thread colour, and it builds the chart for you, ready to print as a PDF or open in Pattern Keeper. Western is included with a Standard or Pro subscription.
Open Western in the generatorSimilar fonts
Choosing between styles? The cross stitch fonts guide compares them and covers sizing and cursive lettering.