WHY BEAD FIX?  When some pattern design programs convert image picture elements (pixels) into squares representing beads (two dimensional), distortion is introduced because beads are not perfect squares. The result is that the completed piece will not have the same proportions as the original image. With Peyote, Loom, and Square stitch the height is distorted, and with Brick stitch the width is distorted.

Bead Fix is a stand-alone program that has been designed to help you overcome this problem when using Miyuki Delicas and Round Rocailles (11/0 and 15/0 seed beads). It does not convert images into patterns, it just helps you maintain the proper proportions.

Say you have an image that is 100 X 100 pixels in size and you are going to use Peyote Stitch to bead up your pattern. Go to Bead Fix and enter the number 100 in the Image Height box and Bead Fix will give you the number 77 next to 11/0 Delica. You then open your image in your graphics program, select image size, unselect maintain image aspect ratio or proportions, and change your image height to 77 pixels without changing the 100 pixel width. Next, save your image (best to save it with a different name) and then import it into your pattern design program. When you get your pattern it will look out of proportion, but when you bead it up it should come out square.

HOW TO USE BEAD FIX.  Bead Fix doesn't do anything to your image, it just gives a new number for your image size. You need to open your image in a graphics program such as Adobe Photoshop and make a change to the image size according to the number given by Bead Fix.

Say you have an image that is 100 X 100 pixels in size and you are going to use Peyote Stitch to bead up your pattern. Go to Bead Fix and enter the number 100 in the Image Height box and Bead Fix will give you the number 77 next to 11/0 Delica. You then open your image in your graphics program, select image size, unselect maintain image aspect ratio or proportions, and change your image height to 77 pixels without changing the 100 pixel width. Next, save your image (best to save it with a different name) and then import it into your pattern design program. When you get your pattern it will look out of proportion, but when you bead it up it should come out square.