Bead Designer

[Mato Winyan]

Hey check my new toy I found on the web! Go under glass beads, and click on Interactive Bead Designer.
Anyone else have a site like this?


http://www.nativetech.org/ :Thumbs :clap:

[Blackbear]

Mato..there are several programs out like this now. I have downloaded the temporary one before for trying out and they are AWESOME!! Most are made for loom or peyote stitch but do include right angle weave and some netting. Simply you scan a pic and it pops up a bead pattern for you and even charts your colors for you! They used to be only Mac but now come prepared for others as well now. A few people I know up here in Alaska have these programs and put out bead patterns like crazy!! Oh yeah, you can click your own designs in as well, you don't have to just scan pics. They are well worth the money if you like to make patterns!

[Nuumu]

Hey, Tara is a good friend of mine, nice woman too! She worked hard as heck on that whole site!

[Blackbear]

Hey Soaring, can't remember if it was you or someone else, but I did have a link under Rosettes to a place with free rosette graph paper if that helps you any?

[Czechy]

I have software called Bead Plan and paid $50 for it about 6 years ago. Unfortunately, the company disappeared but the program still works great. Gee, if I had just waited a little longer, I could have downloaded the same thing for free!

[Mariposa]

Originally posted by Blackbear
Mato..there are several programs out like this now. I have downloaded the temporary one before for trying out and they are AWESOME!! Most are made for loom or peyote stitch but do include right angle weave and some netting. Simply you scan a pic and it pops up a bead pattern for you and even charts your colors for you! They used to be only Mac but now come prepared for others as well now. A few people I know up here in Alaska have these programs and put out bead patterns like crazy!! Oh yeah, you can click your own designs in as well, you don't have to just scan pics. They are well worth the money if you like to make patterns!

BlackBear, where can I find that program that can be temporary downloaded? I'm pretty new to beading, and I have a very hard time creating designs...The mind goes blank when I look at the beads or paper, its like I go into shock... Well any help would certainly be appreciated

[Mariposa]

Mato, thank you so much for letting us know about Nativetech....I can see myself spending lots of time there...I went to the bead designer section, but couldn't erase any mistakes I made, any idea?

[Blackbear]

Mariposa..I just bought the new bead and button magazine and will look for all the addy's and #'s they have for bead software for you when I go downstairs..just getting up out of bed right now LOL!! I will come back and post them for you and anyone interested. Otherwise, I know bead and button are online but don't know if they have the software advertised on the web page..but you can check it out in the meantime.

http://www.beadandbutton.com/

[Mato Winyan]

...I went to the bead designer section, but couldn't erase any mistakes I made, any idea?

I just clicked on white and went over the mistake, That works for me. :)

[Blackbear]

Ok there were a few...but right now I can only find one site since I lost all my bookmarkers in the big slip and fall of the magazine war LOL...

http://www.gigagraphica.com/beadscape

It says in the add that it is $69.95 us payable but is for Mac only.
Now also there is a place that you can send a pic to and they will charge a fee to make it into a graph for you..

http://www.beadedbear.com

Ok I just took another look through real quick and found another ad...
http://www.cochenille.com Software for bead design...it does'nt say mac only so they must have it for both..my guess anyhow.