How Do You Organize Your Pattern Collection?

Blackhat

Ive scanned and downloaded so many patterns, I dont know how to index them properly. {:3_60:} I was trying to do it by subject, but then some patterns fall under mulitple categories, and I cant decide where to put them... I cant do it by artist, either, because a lot of the patterns Ive downloaded are anonymous.

Would you be willing to share your own system with me? {:3_55:}

WiseOwl

Its a hard one!... I usually index mine by designer... I have a section for books and magazines too. The rest go under the miscellaneous heading... This is the section that is a shambles at the moment.... I am trying sort it all out but it is going to take sometime.....:dizzy::dizzy:

NoraBL

yo tambien agradeceria ideas ¡¡ los tengo organizados por artistas, algunos por modelos , y las revistas agrupadas por su nombre..pero aun asi me es complicada la organizacion ¡:)

HollyBlue

I dont have one - I used to put everything in folders as per format and subject but then it just got too tedious to do that.  So now its all a bit pot luck, but on the other hand sometimes I find things I never knew I had.  Ive wondered whether to photograph the index page of all my magazines so I would know what was in each ...

quyd

usually index mine by designer... I have a section for books and magazines too. The rest go under the miscellaneous heading... This is the section that is a shambles at the moment.... I am trying sort it all out but it is going to take sometime

Blackhat

Yeah, I was trying to do mine by designer too, until I learned how often designers work in tandem under a group name, then split off and do their own patterns other times... Ugh. This is getting ugly.

riverrat

need to figure me out a system as well:(

cindymae

I keep my patterns organized by subject and some by designer that I have a lot of that particular designer.  I keep them in sheet protectors in notebooks.

sallyrose

I tried using the Subject method but I found that too disorganized.
So I changed to the Designer files way. I prefer that although it also has its problems.
I do not think there is a perfect way to do it.

LucyLiu

I have kept all by subject but have them by designers as well