Holbein Route · Local browser tool 1.0.0 · Chrome on Linux
Turn a line motif into a route you can follow.
Draw a small counted blackwork motif, generate its double-running route, and print numbered front/back instructions.
You author small original counted blackwork motifs and need a route with explicit thread breaks, face changes and numbered travel instructions.
$7.99 USD · one-time purchase
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Inspect a complete example before buying
The free pack contains a static original teaching example. The paid ZIP adds the editable motif and route studio. Physical stitchability is not verified.
- Draw once: Create a unit-line motif with the pointer or labeled coordinate fields.
- Follow both faces: Generate a route and inspect front/back progress with numbered movements.
- Keep an editable master: Save your project and export a chart plus printable instructions.
What it helps you do
For authors and teachers preparing original small counted blackwork motifs. Draw the line pattern, inspect each passage on both faces and correct the route before making a real stitched sample.
What is in your download
- Offline motif and route editor with source and build instructions
- Original checked Lantern diamond and broken-route JSON examples
- Illustrated English manual and actual application screenshots
- Product license and notices
A practical example
Lantern diamond — original route exercise
Start with
A 5 × 5 hole grid with 12 unique unit edges. This is an original authoring example, not a physically verified pattern.
Get this result
24 movements in one thread: each of the 12 edges once on the front and once on the back. Step 1 travels from 2,0 to 1,1 on the front; step 24 returns from 1,1 to 2,0 on the back. The thread ends at its starting hole.
Free original guide, SVG chart and complete HTML/PDF route instructions
Examples use fictional or synthetic data. Follow this example step by step.
See the working editor
Actual Chrome views of the original teaching example. Structural checks do not replace a physical stitched sample.
Inspect each side of the route
The original Lantern diamond in the running editor: 12 drawn edges and a checked 24-movement route, with front and mirrored-back views. View full size Follow the stacked workflow
The actual 390 px Chrome layout stacks the drawing, route and review panels. Desktop authoring is recommended. View full size
How it works
Draw the motif
Add or erase unit segments on the grid, or open a saved project.
Generate and inspect
Follow the front/back steps and correct every structural finding.
Save and print
Keep the editable JSON and review the exported chart and numbered booklet.
Before you buy
- Extract the whole buyer ZIP and open index.html in desktop Google Chrome. The original Lantern diamond opens immediately. No account, server or network connection is required.
- Desktop Chrome 152 on Linux is the tested environment. A mouse or keyboard coordinate entry can be used.
- Use your own original motif and basic knowledge of double-running stitch. Stitch and inspect a real sample before teaching or publishing it.
Compatibility & limits
Checked in desktop Google Chrome 152 on Linux. The narrow view was inspected for small motifs; large 40-hole grids require horizontal scrolling at 390 px. Use a desktop screen for authoring. Mobile browsers and other operating systems are unverified. Draw unit horizontal, vertical or 45-degree diagonal segments on a grid of 2–40 holes per axis. Up to 400 unique edges, 400 threads and 1,600 authored movements. Automatic routes use two movements per edge. Only Holbein Route schema-1 JSON projects, up to 1 MiB. No photo, SVG or third-party pattern import. Title, note and thread label limits are 100, 500 and 80 characters. Front and back alternate within each thread. Disconnected groups start separate threads. Crossing diagonals do not connect between holes. Generation is deterministic and is not route optimization. Route checked means the encoded unit edges have one passage on each face without structural findings. It does not certify real fabric, tension, crossings, carries, knots or starting and finishing. The example has not been physically stitched. Download JSON to preserve your editable work before closing the tab. Editing remains in browser memory; no cloud account or automatic storage is included. Export a standalone SVG chart and printable HTML instructions. Use Chrome Print / Save as PDF for A4 or Letter, and inspect every page. An unresolved route remains prominently marked as a draft.
Get Holbein Route
Perpetual use of the purchased version on your devices for personal or internal commercial work. Keep reasonable backups and modify your own copy; do not redistribute or resell original proprietary code. Third-party licenses and any existing preview permissions retain their rights.
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