{
"version": "1.0",
"subject": {
"reference_image": "",
"preserve_identity": true,
"preserve_face": true,
"keep_hair": true,
"keep_skin_tone": true,
"expression": "a gentle, welcoming expression, a slight smile"
},
"style": {
"name": "handmade cross stitch embroidery",
"technique": "an image formed by X-shaped stitches of embroidery thread on gridded aida cloth, every 'pixel' is a distinct cross stitch, visible textile pixelation, the face emerging from the grid of stitches like a low-resolution image sewn by hand",
"palette": "embroidery floss colours in soft, cosy tones, a limited number of colours, transitions in steps of stitches",
"texture": "the clear texture of braided cotton thread, the relief of the stitches, the weave of the aida cloth showing in the unstitched areas",
"frame": "a round wooden hoop holding the fabric taut, the raw edge of the cloth spilling outside the embroidery",
"background": "raw beige aida cloth left unstitched around the portrait, inside the hoop"
},
"composition": "head and shoulders portrait centred inside a round hoop, 3:4 format, the look of a craft piece",
"quality": "high-quality cross stitch embroidery, well-defined stitches, a cute handmade look",
"negative_prompt": "photography, smooth 3D, brushstroke, styles of famous studios and artists, known characters, real franchises, logos, text, watermark, distorted face, deformed hands, extra limbs"
}
How to use
A cross stitch embroidery portrait turns your photo into a craft piece, where every little X of thread builds the image on gridded cloth, all stretched in a wooden hoop. This prompt recreates that charm while preserving your face, and it works in Gemini, NanoBanana and ChatGPT.
1. Choose a sharp photo of yourself, with your face centred and good light.
2. Send the image in the same message where you are going to paste the prompt.
3. Paste the full JSON prompt right below your photo.
4. Ask it to preserve your features completely, applying only the embroidered finish.
5. Generate variations until the face emerges clearly from the grid of stitches.
6. Download it in high resolution to print, or to use as a base for real embroidery.
Tip: in the technique field you adjust the resolution of the stitches, making the embroidery coarser or more detailed, and you swap the thread colours.
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