Penny said: >If I was tech savvy enough (and I am not), I would develop apps for >costuming. There you go...someone smart enough go for it! Just send me a >thank you card when you are rich! I love apps!
They have great apps for sewing though. Unfortunately they are only for the iPhone (definitely an opportunity for anyone who knows how to program android apps). This is actually why I bought the iPhone over the other one I was looking at (LG Optimus). I have 3 apps: Fabric Stash, Pattern Pal and Sewing Kit. Fabric Stash is what you would expect. It is a place to store what you have in your stash including non-fabric items (database). You can take pictures with your iPhone to have an accompanying photo with the entry for each fabric. Pattern Pal is the same as above except for patterns. I bought the two of those first but then a friend (one from LJ! lol) suggested Sewing Kit. It does what both of the other apps do, fabric and pattern databasing, plus it also has a section for people where you can store all of the measurements for an individual and a project database so that you can store the particulars for a specific project. All of the "dictionaries" for pattern companies, notion types, fabric types, measurement types, etc can be customized. I am not using Pattern Pal at all because I like the way Sewing Kit does the patterns. However, I think I will probably use Fabric Stash to store my fabrics because they also have a way to store non-fabric notions of which I have way too many. :D But I haven't started putting in my stash yet so I may end up doing the fabric and trims in sewing kit and then the notions in fabric stash. My fabric stash is out of control and takes up a room. I hope I don't break the phone! I am excited about the process though because many things lurk because I forget they are there. This is a great way to reacquaint myself with what is living on my shelves. And a great process for weeding out what I will never use. And considering that I have several large projects that are starting soon, including a gorgeous Titanic era gown, and will be fabric shopping in other countries, having my stash in the palm of my hand will be a godsend. Teena _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
