A scanner to match fabric to thread?
Wouldn’t it be great if you could take your fabric swatch to the store and, instead of holding it up to various spools of thread, you could just scan it and the machine would tell you the perfect match? I came across a press release today that makes me think this might not be too far off!
The new Coats Color CAPSURE device is part of the Coats Color Express system. Industrial manufacturers can scan any material and get a precisely matched color of thread. Coats has 14,000 shades available to commercial customers. Wouldn’t it be great to have that same matching available in a retail store?
Maybe Coats could modify it to match to the closest retail color offered. Then they could collect data on the colors that didn’t have exact matches to help them better know what colors should be offered in the future. It would also reduce the chances that your preschool assistant has time to pull a dozen spools off the display while you get what you need. Sounds like a win-win!
You can read more here.
LoriS.
That would be totally awesome! Although my kids are past the getting into things at the store stage they still groan when I say I have to go find some matching thread. I think a lot of the problem is stores florescent lighting. If it works on how the scanners at paint counters work it should be spot on. I’ve used them several times with fabric and always been pleased.
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