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EasyBeadPatterns (free) – 6.5/10

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Ease of Use: 4/5

Features: 2.5/5

Recommended For:  Beadweavers looking to create simple to intermediate patterns with software. People looking to try a pattern software for free. English, French, and Spanish reading beaders.

Comments: This is the best beading freeware I’ve seen. Its not always intuitive, and there isn’t much in the way of instructions available. However, the Pattern Wizard walks you through the hardest part of the process, so spend some time with the program and you’ll get the hang of it before to long. (more…)

Beadtool3 – 9/10

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Ease of Use: 4/5

Features: 5/5

Recommended for: Beadweavers who create their own patterns and want a program that allows them to manipulate patterns in ways you can not with paper graphs. Great even for people with little computer experience.

Comments: I downloaded the free evaluation copy, which allows you to do everything except save or print the patterns you’ve created.  (I do wish that it allowed you to print off one of the 40+ free sample patterns that are bundled into the software so users could see exactly how the patterns would print.) (more…)