What size does the template print at?

Printed true size on a square sheet with an even margin, so the nail spacing transfers straight to the board.

Do I need the thread-path version to start?

No — the bare-dots template is enough to nail the board; the thread-path sheet shows how the finished piece reads.

Can I get a different silhouette?

Yes — type a different shape into the direction field and it's templated again in the same three stages.

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String art templates: heart, stag head and mandala

String art templates — a plump symmetrical heart, its outline broad at the shoulders and drawn to a clean point at the base, a bare nailing template: the shape given only by solid black dots at nail-head size, the faint hairline outline they sit on barely visible beneath them

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Reading 1Heart

Reading 2Stag head

Reading 3Mandala

A string-art template is a dot-to-dot for the hammer: nail points, evenly spaced, ready to tape to the board. These nine template a heart, a stag's head and a mandala, each shown three ways — bare nail dots, dots on a thin guide outline, and dots over the finished thread path. Print at true size, or ask for a different shape.

a board taped up for a first attempt
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a template swapped for a different silhouette

Frequently asked questions

What size does the template print at?: Printed true size on a square sheet with an even margin, so the nail spacing transfers straight to the board.
Do I need the thread-path version to start?: No — the bare-dots template is enough to nail the board; the thread-path sheet shows how the finished piece reads.
Can I get a different silhouette?: Yes — type a different shape into the direction field and it's templated again in the same three stages.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.