Stitched Look Using CSS

In this article, we will learn how to provide a Stitched effect using CSS. First, we apply the Stitched effect to a simple box (in other words any div), then we add some background-images and take this trick to the next level.

Let's Begin

Example 1

HTML Structure: 

<div class="stitched">Stitched</div> 

CSS

.stitched

{

    background-color:darkred;

    width:200px;

    font-size:20px;

    color:white;

   padding:20px;

}

Here we set the background-color, width, font-size and so on of the div using the ".stitched" class.
 
Preview

 

.stitched

{

    background-color:darkred;

    width:200px;

    font-size:20px;

    color:white;

    padding:20px;

    border:2px dashed white;

    border-radius:20px;

   box-shadow:0px 0px 4px 4px darkred;

}

We have now added a border, border-radius and box-shadow to the ".stitched" class. In the box shadow, we only use blur and spread and set the value to "4px" (box-shadow syntax: box-shadow: h-shadow v-shadow blur spread color). 
 
Preview

 
That example was a basic example of a stitched effect. Now we will create another Stitched effect.
 
Example 2

HTML Structure 

<div class="pic">

   <div class="borderdiv">

   <div class="inner"><p class="text1">Stitched</p></div>

   </div>

</div>

Here, the outermost div (".pic") sets the background-image and middle (".borderdiv") to set the border and give a stitched look and innermost div (".inner") for the text and so on.
 
CSS

.pic

{

    background-image:url("white_leather.png");

    width:302px;

    height:202px;

    border-radius:5px;

}

Here, I set the background-image, width, height and border-radius.
 
Preview

.borderdiv

{

    width:280px;

    height:180px;

    border: 2px dashed #aaa;

    border-radius:10px;

    position:relative;

    top:9px;

    left:10px;

   box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #f5f5f5;

}

Here, we set the width and height less than the ".pic" so that it remains inside it. Then, we set the border, border-radius and box-shadow to provide the Stitched effect. Using position, we adjust the position to inside the div (".pic").
 
Preview

 

.text1

{

    margin-top:60px;

    text-align:center;

    font-size:50px;

    color:gray;

}

Here we adjust the font-size, color, align and so on.
 
Preview (Final)

 
I have created some other examples using the same technique. You can download them for viewing or using.
 
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