Hama bead pattern maker
Hama is the Danish original, the tube of beads most European craft shops stock, and this converter speaks its colour language natively. Upload an image and every pixel is matched against the Hama Midi palette — H01 white, H18 black, H17 grey and the rest — so the chart you print lists the codes printed on the tubes rather than approximate RGB values. Midi beads are 5 mm, the classic size for pegboard pictures, keychains and coasters.
The grid is drawn with the standard square pegboard in mind: 29×29 beads per board, with guides where the boards meet, so a large design breaks cleanly into pieces you can iron one at a time. Set the width in beads, cap the palette at the colours in your storage box, and use dithering when a photograph needs smooth skin or sky. The export gives you a numbered chart, a legend of Hama codes and a bead count per colour, which is the number you want before ordering another tube. It is free, it runs in your browser, and your photo is never uploaded.
What you get
- Official Hama Midi palette with H-codes
- 29×29 pegboard guides for multi-board designs
- Bead count per colour before you order tubes
- Dithering for photos, flat mode for logos
- Free PDF chart with legend, no signup
How it works
- Upload the image you want as a Hama pattern.
- Keep the Hama Midi palette selected, or restrict it to the tubes you own.
- Set the width in beads — 29 per pegboard, 58 for a four-board picture.
- Fine-tune dithering and the colour count in the live preview.
- Export the chart with H-codes and bead counts, then start pegging.
Frequently asked questions
Which Hama sizes does the chart cover?
The palette is Hama Midi, the 5 mm bead used on standard pegboards. The same chart works for Hama Mini at 2.5 mm if you own the matching colours; only the finished size changes, not the grid you follow.
What do codes like H01 mean?
They are Hama's own colour numbers, printed on every tube and bag. H01 is white, H18 is black, H17 is grey. Shopping from those codes avoids the guesswork of matching a screen colour to a shelf.
How many beads fit on one pegboard?
A standard square Hama board is 29×29 pegs, so 841 beads. The converter draws a guide line every 29 beads, which lets you iron each board separately and then join the finished sections with a warm iron.
How should I iron Hama Midi beads?
Cover the design with ironing paper and move a medium-hot iron in slow circles for about ten seconds per board, until the beads just start to join. Let it cool flat under a book, then iron the other side lightly.
Is the Hama pattern maker free?
Yes, completely. There is no account, no watermark and no limit on how many patterns you convert or how many PDFs you export. Conversion happens in your browser, so your photos stay on your own device.