Track down a discontinued fabric or yarn from one photo
A quilter snaps an unlabeled scrap and gets the likely collection, shops that may stock it and close matches.
A picture made with AI to show the idea.
Your prompt
Attach a clear photo first, then paste the prompt with it.
Fill in your details. Skip any you like.
ChatGPT opens with your prompt already typed in. Gemini can't be filled in from a link, so its button copies your prompt: paste it into the new chat.
The prompt that gets copied
This photo shows a scrap of [MATERIAL TYPE, e.g. quilting cotton] I've run out of, with no label. It's about [SCRAP SIZE, e.g. 4 inches] across next to the ruler. I need about [AMOUNT NEEDED, e.g. half a yard] for [YOUR PROJECT, e.g. finishing a quilt border]. Describe the colors (with likely color names), pattern, scale and fiber as precisely as you can. If you recognize the style, suggest possible makers, designers or collection names, and give your confidence level. Give me 5 exact search phrases to find it online, the kinds of shops that sell discontinued stock, and 3 close alternatives that would blend in if the original's gone.
Photograph a leftover scrap with no label and get its likely colors, pattern, fiber and maker, plus search terms and close matches if the original is gone.
Step by step
- Photograph the scrap in daylight next to a ruler for scale.
- Attach it in ChatGPT or Gemini and paste the prompt.
- Search the exact terms and collection names it suggests.
- Ask for close alternatives if the original is sold out.
What you'll get
A precise description of the scrap, possible makers or collections, ready-made search terms and close alternatives.
- Made for
- Everyone
- Works in
- ChatGPT, Gemini
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