Software question for fabric lovers...

>I sincerely hope you are not a spammer, trying to peddle your wares on a
>site that is for discussion of machine-embroidery only.
> Emily-who is not a Braves fan either.

>>I sincerely hope you are not a spammer, trying to peddle your wares on a
>>site that is for discussion of machine-embroidery only.
>> Emily-who is not a Braves fan either.
>'Braves Fan' already posted this question on RCTQ and got absolutely no
>response. There are programs already on the market doing what she's talking
>about and a few that are really very good (or so the ratings say), not only
>keeping details of your stash inventory but threads, trims, notions,
>patterns, etc.
>Now this is just my **VERY** personal opinion mind you, but.......I wouldn't
>waste my time or money on this type of program. It smacks of the miser
>spending all his time acquiring and counting and making detailed notes in
>his ledgers of the piled gold coins and never doing anything to derive
>pleasure from what they could be doing for him and others, other than
>accruing. I have two full walls, floor to ceiling with shelves of stash, and
>"stuff". It's either visible or labeled or "in that general area over
>there". I pretty much know where things are and on occasion I'm delightfully
>surprised by a "find" (the few times I've actually gotten that 4-year-old
>Christmas morning rush (that wasn't just hormonal) in the past 50+ years).
>To keep this program up to date so that it actually "worked" as effectively
>as intended you'd have to go in and update the darned thing every time you
>used and hunk, snip or scrap; or used up anything or added anything. Can you
>imagine what you'd be in for when coming home from the "I only need two
>spools of this variegated pink rayon" and you've lugged home two large bags
>of 'Such O' Deal' you just couldn't possibly pass up? You'd spend more time
>being a data entry droid than creating wonderful things....JMVHO, of course.
>Besides, I wouldn't trust anyone who had a sewing area that didn't have a
>bit of uncategorized, jumbled chaos *somewhere*......."Dr. Bennell says to
>check the cellar for huge seed pods!"....do do DO do, dodo DO doooooo......
>I'm guessing the "Braves" are some sort sporty team thang. Do they lumber
>around with the pointy end ball, gallop back and forth on wood floors with
>squeaky shoes or just whack at a round ball with a stick? Or, am I entirely
>mistaken and "Braves" is the brand name *NAYY* of some ground breaking,
>scathingly brilliant, machine embroidery type software or product?
>Val

> Hi all,
> My husband is a programmer and he's writing me a piece of software
> to keep inventory of all my fabrics. I sell baby items that I
> embroider on ebay and I have an addiction to fabrics. So, I have
> this HUGE collection of fabrics and needed a way to keep track of what
> I have and how much I have. Then I got the idea to have him write
> this software so I can sort by color of background and foreground
> colors, sizes, amounts of fabrics. At this point these are the
> options we have put into the software:
>
> You can choose the colors for and as many as you want
> for background or foreground colors.
>
> You can choose a theme or items on the fabric such as dogs, fairies,
> checks or whatever the pattern may be. And as many items are in the
> fabric.
>
> You can enter the information of the width and length of the fabric,
> and the quanity of these pieces. This is for the quilters out there.
> If you have already cut your fabric into quilting squares you can keep
> track of your quilt squares and sizes.
>
> You can scan your fabric into the program so you can view a picture of
> your fabric.
>
> You can sort your screen according to any of the information you have
> entered.
>
> You can enter notes on any fabric. So if you have a fabric saved for
> a particular project you can enter this information. Or if the fabric
> has a difficult sewing problem or a particular customer wants it in
> the future you can put it some on hold for a period of time. Whatever
> notes you choose.
>
> You'll have a place to enter what bin or shelf you keep your fabrics.
> I personally keep all my fabrics in numbered bins. They are see
> through so I can see, but when you fold them all and put them in there
> sometimes it's difficult to find them. I can now just go to the
> bin number and know the fabric I'm looking for and know it's there!
>
> I don't have any screen shots of this product yet because it's all in
> the works but should be ready very soon. Do any of you have any other
> ideas that could be added to this software?
>
> The next feature will be a thread list. We hope to be able to keep
> track of threads in the same program. I'm so excited about this! I
> can't wait to be able to see all my fabrics and scroll through the
> list and choose a project by color, theme, design or pattern! And see
> it all right there on the screen before I go digging in my bins! I
> know if I have the fabric before I go shopping for more or promise
> something to someone when I don't have it! That is a bummer!
>
> Thanks for any input!
>
> Braves Fan!
>