Flosstube Video #95 Tutorial - How To Cross Stitch Using the GoodNotes App 

One hint for taking a picture of paper charts: I like to pin my chart up on a bulletin board. Magnets on the fridge would work too. This allows me to take a picture head on and removes a lot of the distortion I get when the picture is lying horizontally. It also helps avoid the shadow from overhead lighting that the iPad will cast on the chart, and if the chart is printed on glossy paper, it helps avoid a glare from that.

Thank you so much! I’m getting ready to start a Dimensions and this will be so helpful.

Thank you so much for showing Good Notes. I might try it myself.

I’m going to try it. It looks fabulous and my husband. I hope will help me since he is an engineer.

Thank you for this tutorial!! I can't believe I hadn't found this app sooner!!

Thank you I’ll be here king this out.

Just found this demo. It is going to be a game changer! Thank you!

Thank you. I’ve been looking for an Apple app. I can’t wait to try and also use some of the other features your views added comments about!

I kept hearing about using Goodnotes for cross-stitch and wanted to learn more. I watched some other videos but they didn't help much and were confusing. I came across your video and it explained everything so well and so clearly!! I was able to download and start using the App right after watching and it has been a complete game changer for me! Now I can't imagine not using it. I can't think you enough for this video!!

Sorry for the delay in replying. I loved this tutorial! I loved that you taking time to show the pro and cons. Thanks so much “

Thank you! I just bought Good Notes 6. Love your tutorial and the ease of Good Notes.

That was a great tutorial. Thanks!

Thank you Stacy!

Thank you for suggesting this app! I’m using it for the first time and find it great!

I have GoodNotes, and do use it, but for cross stitching I use GoodReader. I personally like it better for stitching. No more fumbling with large charts sliding off the edge of the couch and highlighters falling in the couch! Thank you for this tutorial Stacey! Hope you're feeling better.

This tutorial is a game changer Stacy! Thank you for taking the time to share how it works and yes I am struggling with some freebie charts that have boxes so tiny it is hard to see the symbols! This will help me so much with my stitching of This is The Day chart in the house bricks yeah!!!😀

Very helpful!

Thank you for the tutorial, I think I will give it a go and give up my highlighter.

I don't have an IPAD but I have Needlebug who does have a IPAD and she uses Markup R XP. I use this on my android tablet. This was a game changer for me.

Thank you so much for the explanation to use this. I now understand again thank you!

This is genius! I use GoodNotes for digital planning. I NEVER thought to use it for cross-stitching too. I am so excited now!

Thank you so much! I’ve been curious but too intimidated to try an app with my stitching. I can’t wait to try it now!😊

Thank you so much for the tutorial.

Thanks for this tutorial, Stacy! I’ve only been cross stitching for a few months after about a 30 year hiatus. Lots of new things to learn about. I’ve been taking photos of my paper charts and pulling up the photo & making it larger on my iPad to make it easier to see, but didn’t have a way to mark what had already been stitched. I had down-loaded the free trial of Markup (? I think that’s what it was called) but I’m not tech savvy nor tech intuitive, and even with watching a couple videos, it was too complicated for me. So I deleted the app. I’m looking forward to trying GoodNotes. Easy is better for me. Merry Christmas!

Thank you for sharing.

Love this program. Total game changer. I put PDF’s straight from the downloaded charts on to this program. I use my Apple Pencil to mark my progress. There is also a sheet that you can put all the information about date started fabric and floss changes.

Great tutorial Stacy! Some of the symbols are so similar on charts that you need to really enlarge or use a magnifier. This will be a game changer for those charts. Thank you for sharing.

I have been using GoodNotes for a very long time. My eyesight is bad for reading symbols and it’s wonderful to be able to enlarge the chart. You can also add a calendar to GoodNotes and import stickers so you don’t even need a book of days. You can track all of your progress right on your iPad in GoodNotes and decorate it as well!! I also use an Apple Pencil instead of my finger. That way you can even write notes on your pattern if needed. It’s amazing what it can do!!

This is great. Thanks.

Good Notes is wonderful. I can’t imagine not using it. It’s even better using a pdf because you can just put a copy of the whole project in Good Notes. Love it

This is so awesome. Thank you for sharing❤❤❤❤❤

This was so helpful.

If it’s come to importing to tablet I recommend taking picture, than hit edit, than crop In this step you can crop the picture to the size you like than you can rotate the angle so you have it straight, you even have a graph that will help you adjust. Than go to your color settings and turn it b&w, you can adjust the brightness and contrast. After editing import to your app You will have a perfect picture every time. There is a free way of using it. If you thanks the picture with your camera hit edit than hit the little marker on right top corner. It will sow on the bottom different pen you can chose a color. Once you done click done on top and done again. It will save the progress right to your photo without any apps. It’s free and ready to go without apps. Thx

Thank you so much I just downloaded this is going to be a game changer for my stitching.

Thank you - great information

Thank you, Stacy for making this video - and thank you for the step by step instructions and tutorial. You made me feel as if I were on the journey with you. I just successfully downloaded the app, and uploaded a photo of one of my charts. I have been stitching for 25+ years, and pretty computer savvy (its a huge part of my job) but had not found an app that had the right amount of "no-brainier" appeal and usage I needed it for my favorite hobby. The famous Android app which has gotten so much attention over the past three years reminded me too much of my day job and I am an Apple user. I just wanted a simple method of tracking my stitches beyond my tried and true yellow highlighter. I think I have found it with Good Notes. Profuse thanks!

Hi Stacy! I’m a new subscriber. I love your channel! I’ve been using Goodnotes for several years for journaling and my daily planner. When I saw this video, I thought about my three ring, binders full of patterns! Ugh! I love trees also🌳 I like to keep my patterns and sometimes do them again for different projects. So I went into the app and chose notebook. I took separate pictures of different parts of my pattern and put them all into a notebook, then added a pic of the color code guide. I named the notebook with the pattern name. Definite game changer. Thank you so much!❤

Thanks for the tutorial!

If you want to change your chart from a colour chart to a black-and-white chart, you should be able to do that in your photo app. If you take the photo using your regular photo app on the iPad, and then edit the photo, you’ll be able to change the colours to black and white or gray scale. Then you can upload the photo into GoodNotes. You don’t need any fancy photo editing software, you can just use what’s available in the photo album area.

Thank you! I had not heard of this. Really nice app.

Thank you so much for telling and showing us about GoodNotes. I’m sure that this is going to be a big changer for me. I like how it can show me the symbols close up. Thank you for taking time to show us this. Prayers for complete healing for your hand and arm.

Hi Stacey, thank you so very much for doing this tutorial for us on GoodNotes. I have been fiddling with other apps (3 to be specific) for a few weeks now. I was getting very frustrated with importing, and lining up and getting color #’s and symbols in to the charts. Wasted so much time when I could have been stitching. When I saw your video I was so excited. You are a lifesaver. I have been watching your floss tubes for quite awhile now and really enjoy everything you share with us. Big hugs to you😊❤️😊 Deb

Thank you so much!!!!

Thanks for sharing the app. Looking for it now! 18:06

Thank you!!

Thank you for the idea. I have downloaded the app, marked what I had already stitched, and now I’m ready to go!

OMG! I have heard stitchers talk about this and now that you took the time to do this tutorial, its going to be a game changer for me too! THANK YOU!

Thank you, that helped me a lot! 💚

Thank you

Thanks so much

Wonderful tutorial, Stacy. This will help so many of us stitchers. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much! I usually cut up my paper copy and stick it on my project so it’s right there in front of me. What a pain trying to mark off progress and not mark my fabric. I can’t wait to try this. Your tutorials are great - so much detail and well done.

Invaluable video-thank you so much for taking the time to teach us how to use this!!!

Thank you! I just installing the free trial version and tried it out with a Prairie Schooler Santa and it is going to be great! I can enlarge it for my poor vision and easily keep track of where I am on the chart. I suppose I could have figured it out on my own, but your tutorial saved me that learning curve. Thanks again. Stitchers are the best❗️👍

Love this! Thank you for helping with this!

Stacey, I use good notes for several crafts, along with cross stitch, I use for knitting and crochet patterns to keep up with where I am on a pattern, especially on graphs for color work. Enjoyed your video!

Thank you so much, I have been waiting to try something like this!

Yay!! This a game changer for me!! Thanks Stacy

Just what I needed! Thank you for taking the time to do this video!

Thank you!! What an awesome way to keep track of my cross stitch!

Thank you SOOO much for sharing your info about using Goodnotes! Like you, I’m not tech savvy so your video was so enlightening and so easy to follow. I can’t wait to try out this app. Thank you!!!!

Thank you! I just downloaded and am trying it out thank you!

Thank you so much Stacy for this tutorial. How perfect. I can't wait to try it out and I love that free heart pattern as well....how beautiful. I am a sucker for hearts.....lol.

Thank you, thank you, thank! Downloaded it right away and LOVE IT!

I am SO happy I found you and this app is going to be so helpful! Thank you so much for sharing!🥰

Thanks for sharing this. I am not a computer person and found this easy to understand.. Again, thank you. I put this on my iPad and now have to add some charts. Will need to think more about adding a larger chart.

Fantastic tutorial!!! Thank you.

Thank you Stacy for the great tutorial video! I am for sure going to try this app.

Thanks Stacy. This was very helpful to understand the basics.

Thank you so much for this video. I have been wanting to use a program. I was just to intimidated. You explained it so well I’m going to try and use it. Thank you so much.

Wow! I have heard of this too. Just needed to have someone to show me how. Thanks so much! New subscriber here! 👍😃

Thank you for this. It will be a game changer!

Thankyou so much!!! I’m going to try it!! Was very shy of doing on iPad but now I’m going to try looks so easy!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been waiting for a tutorial like this. I'm really hard on paper charts... this will help preserve my library.

Thank you so much for this tutorial!!! I have downloaded the app and am ready to go. Awesome 🤩

This was an excellent demo!! This is gonna save me. Thank you ! 😊

Thanks for showing us this! It's like coloring with your finger!

Thank you so much for this video, Stacy! I've never heard of this app...so I downloaded it and am using it on a very "confetti-ish" design...game changer!! Have a wonderful weekend!!

Amazing tool! I think you may have changed my life 🥰. It’s downloading now - thank you sooooo much!

Oh my gosh! Thank you so much for the lesson. I stitch multi, multi page projects and I can hardly wait to do this! Stacy, you’re the best!

Thanks so much Stacy, I told hubby I need an ipad for my birthday! I'm old school like you and have been marking on a paper copy, but this looks great!

Thank you so much for introducing me to GoodNotes. I am anxious to try it.

Thank you for the tutorial, off to get that app.

Thank you for this perfect step-by-step tutorial, sure looks easy.

Thank you Stacy for always taking care of us in your sweet kindness. ❤️

Thanks for the tutorial Stacey!

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I am not a techie either and this was so easy!!

Thank you Stacy! I sure will use GoodNotes!! Great tutorial!

Thank you so much Stacy! This was so incredibly helpful. I had just downloaded GoodNotes, then saw this tutorial! Omg - I’m so excited! Your step by step directions were perfect! Thanks so much 😊

Thank you for sharing! Great explanation

Thank you so much for posting this video. It will help me a lot in stitching my pdf and freebie charts. I enjoy your channel very much!

Thanks so much for doing this tutorial, Stacy. Very interesting and helpful. Your Love pillow turned out beautifully ❤ Wishing you a speedy and as painless as possible recovery.

Looks like a game changer! Thanks for that

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am stitching again!!

You are a treasure, Stacy. Thank you! Sally in Northern California 😁

I’ve been using GoodNotes to journal for almost 2 years but this quite possibly one of the best pieces of advice I’ve received!! How did I never think of this! Sometimes those charts are so darn hard to read! I download a lot of PDF designs so this is genius!

Thank you Stacy! Now I need to get an iPad! It looks so easy!

This is awesome. Thank you so much for the tutorial.

Thankyou so much for taking the time to share this!!! This looks so easy - I can’t wait to buy a “new” chart and try this! Yup, I “need” a new chart! Lol. I’ve been using GoodNotes for my digital planner and love it. It’s always wonderful to learn new things - even at my age! Thanks again! Sending you tender healing hugs! 💗🌸

This was an eye opener for me. I have already downloaded the app and am ready to start using it. I have always highlighted on a paper chart but I am ready to “move on”. Many thanks for sharing this with us!