Holiday early bird $49 until Nov 30. Order by Dec 21. Print it the same day.
The Red Thread

The personalized love-story mapThe red thread
was always there.

Legend says an invisible red thread ties two people together long before they meet. Your map follows yours, from where each of you began to where it pulled you together, and everywhere it has taken you since.

Start your map

$49 holiday early bird, then $59

The Lena and Marcus example map in Heirloom, framed in natural oak above a bed in golden evening light
Example · Heirloom, above the bed
The example map in Postcard, in an oak frame leaning by a Christmas tree next to a wrapped gift
Example · Postcard, by the tree
The example map in Sketchbook, framed in black above a cream sofa with terracotta cushions
Example · Sketchbook, above the sofa

01Three styles

Which one is you?

Same story, three ways to draw it.

Lena and Marcus's example map in the Heirloom style

Example: Lena & Marcus, in Heirloom

Classic engraved detail in a framed border. Wood, frames, classic rooms.

Every style fits every standard frame size. You pick your style when you order.

02Try it

Watch yours begin.

Type your names and where you each grew up. Your thread starts right here, and carries on when you continue.

THE RED THREADYou & ThemTHE LEGENDAn old East Asian legend tells of aninvisible red thread that connects thosewho are destined to meet, regardless oftime, place or circumstance. The thread maystretch or tangle, but it will never break.? ?? ??WHERE WE MET1+ PLACE 12+ PLACE 23+ PLACE 34+ PLACE 45+ PLACE 56+ PLACE 67+ PLACE 7to be continued…
Example · tap a field to make it yours
Start your map

Start free · saved as you go · finish anytime

03Your places

Any place. Even the little ones.

The town you grew up in, the café where you met, the first apartment, the day you got the dog. We illustrate the real place.

The Bay Bridge at sunset, and the same view as an ink illustrationYour photoOn your map
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  • Ink drawing of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline

    Just the city

    We draw the view it's known for.

  • Ink drawing of Otto, a wire-haired dachshund

    A photo

    Your dog, your first apartment, the bench.

  • Ink drawing of a bride and groom on the Heidelberg Castle terrace

    A few words

    “Our wedding on the castle terrace.”

04Up close

Follow the thread, chapter by chapter.

On Lena & Marcus's map, our example.

  1. Chapter 1

    Where each of you began

    Two threads, one for each of you, through the places you lived before you met.

  2. Chapter 2

    Where the threads tied

    The place you met sits at the heart of the map, with a bow where your threads meet.

  3. Chapter 3

    Every place since

    The moments you choose, each one illustrated.

  4. Chapter 4

    To be continued

    The thread runs on past the last place, to a signpost. Your story isn't finished.

The legend

“An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.”

It's printed at the top of every map.

05How it works

Start tonight. See it in two days.

  1. Today · 10 minutes

    Tell us your story

    Your names and first places. Add the rest whenever you're ready.

  2. Within 48 hours

    Your first draft

    Every place illustrated from the real landmark, your photo or your words.

  3. If you need it

    Ask for changes

    A spelling, a date, a different drawing. One round is included.

  4. Often the same day

    Print it near you

    Any standard frame, 8×10 to 24×36 in, at Walgreens, CVS or Staples.

06Where to print it

Print it near you, the same day.

  • Pick your frame size, download your file. It's ready to print.
  • Fits every standard frame from 8×10 to 24×36 in, at Target, Michaels, Walmart or IKEA.
  • Print it the same day at Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Staples or FedEx Office.
  • Yours to print again: for his parents, a new home, bigger later.
Our one-page printing guide
How big is it? Two sizes, to scale
18×24 IN · 46×61 CM12×16 IN · 30×40 CMabove a queen bedon a 60-inch sideboard
Drawn to scale, in frames you choose. Every standard size from 8×10 to 24×36 in works.

07Your map

Personalized for the two of you. One price, everything included.

Digital Edition

Print-ready files

$49

Holiday early bird until Mon, Nov 30, then $59

  • Ready for every standard frame size
  • From 8×10 up to 24×36 in
  • A printing guide for US shops
  • Print it as often as you like
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Everything included

  • Both your hometowns, where you met and 7 places since
  • Every place illustrated: from the city, your photo or your words
  • Your names, your dates and the legend, set on one print
  • Your first draft within 48 hours
  • One round of changes, and any mistake of ours fixed free
  • Full refund before your first draft

Start free. Pay once your first places are in, and finish the rest anytime.

A surprise? The files come to your email, so it stays a secret until you give it.

The look on his face when he finds the café where you met.

08Questions

Questions people ask

The end, for now

to be continued…

Your story is still being written. Start with the chapters so far.

Start your map

$49 holiday early bird until Nov 30 · start free · finish anytime

Start your mapfrom $49

Order by Dec 21. Print it the same day.