Kinusaiga Creator
Turn your image into a pattern
Create your own Kinusaiga pattern
Turn your image into fabric art.
Upload a photo or illustration. We automatically turn it into a color, print-ready Kinusaiga pattern.
Your image stays on this device.
Paper size for your PDF
Default: A4. The pattern stays the same and is only scaled to fit one sheet.
Want to try it first?
Start with an example image
One click loads the image into the generator.
Example photos by Suzanne Kwasniewicz and Hrant Khachatryan on Unsplash. Both are used under the Unsplash License. Technical checks do not replace a hands-on craft test.
Learn the craft
A good pattern is only the beginning.
Kinusaiga works best when the pattern, fabric and board are considered together. These guides explain the decisions that matter before you cut the first groove. They are written for real projects, including the awkward parts that short tutorials often skip.
What Kinusaiga is and how a fabric picture holds together
Understand the board, the grooves and the role each piece of fabric plays in the finished surface.
Read the guide →Prepare wellTools and materials worth buying
A practical kit list with advice on foam, fabric, adhesive and safe cutting tools.
Build your kit →Choose wiselyHow to choose an image that will work
Learn why clear shapes beat busy detail and how to judge a photograph before converting it.
Choose an image →Make the patternTurn a photograph into a usable pattern
Follow the full path from crop and color choices to a pattern that still looks like the original subject.
Follow the process →Move to the boardPrint and transfer without changing the size
Keep the scale accurate and move every line onto the board without losing registration.
Print with confidence →Made for fabric work
What makes a Kinusaiga pattern different
A useful Kinusaiga pattern is not just a traced photograph. Every enclosed area needs to become a real piece of fabric. The boundary has to be clear enough to cut into a board and the smallest details need to remain manageable at the chosen print size.
The generator reduces color variation, separates connected areas and checks the physical size of the result. You still decide which fabric belongs in each area. That final choice is where a clean template becomes a personal piece of textile art.
The conversion happens in your browser. Your uploaded image is not sent to a remote image service.
Choose A4, A5 or A6. The pattern keeps the same structure and scales to the selected paper size.