Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design    Added: 18-Feb-2006
     Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design Web Page: www.designtextile.com , www.textilesdesign.com Includes: diagrams, index. Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design is a tutorial that teaches how to use Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design. The lessons in this book will enable you to accomplish all the essential tasks of textile design using Adobe Photoshop. It will take you through step by step techniques for creating color combinations, repeats, color reduction of a tonal (watercolor) design and simple woven effects. You ll also learn how to use layers to create quick color combinations. There is a CD included with the book that contains color charts and practice images. Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design ISBN: 0972731709

AranPaint    Added: 25-Jun-1999
     You enjoy designing Aran sweaters but find it tedious or difficult to chart original stitch patterns. Sound familiar? AranPaint is a Windows 95 program that does all the hard work for you.

Cochenille Design Studio    Added: 25-Jun-1999
     Stitch Painter is specifically geared to the needs of textile and craft designers of all sorts -- tailoring itself to any design goal that uses a grid, from weaving to needlepoint and cross-stitch to knits.

Grid Generator Program    Added: 7-May-2000
     This program generates grids of dots for making bobbin lace. The grids can be printed or imported into other graphics programs for further manipulation.

KnitAble - PDA Database for Knitters    Added: 17-Feb-2002
     "Are you trying to keep track of your needle stash, current projects, and measurements for friends and family using a mix of the memo pad, address book, and to do list? Are you tired of trying to juggle conversions and yardage estimates in your head or on scraps of paper? There is now an easier way. KnitAble is the first, fully functional application for the Palm OS platform designed especially for knitters."

NeedleTrax Software    Added: 8-Nov-2001
     NeedleTrax is a relational database which organizes yarns, books, fibers, needles and projects. NeedleTrax is actually a yarn inventory system, not a diary. In addition to coming pre-loaded with information on over 2,200 yarns and 800 books, NeedleTrax assists you in linking your patterns, yarns and needles into projects, reducing your yarn inventory balance and creating a system in which you can track unstarted projects, projects in progress and completed projects. These are only a few of the features NeedleTrax offers.

The Sole Solution    Added: 8-Nov-2001
     The Sole Solution creates hundreds of sock patterns. Toe Up, Top Down, any gauge, any size. The knitter selects design options for 2 circular needle, 4 double point needle or 5 double point needle patterns. The Sole Solution allows you to select from a number of heel and toe styles, includes stitch placement options and optional calf shaping. The help program included with The Sole Solution includes photos and tips on casting on with 2 circular needles, casting off, sock sizing, grafting and much more. It sounds complicated but it is very user friendly to both experienced designers and the novice knitters.