# Find Printed Fabric Swatches

The first step is to find good quality [*<mark style="color:blue;">digital fabric swatches</mark>*](https://app.gitbook.com/s/6bPmBgJH7XZ5gcieNGS3/pq-glossary/fs#fabric-swatch-also-printed-fabric-swatch) for your printed fabrics. We recommend  visiting the fabric manufacturer's website - there are often downloadable swatches organized by fabric collection (a). But you can also download any image found online of your desired fabric to use as a digital fabric swatch (b).

### <mark style="color:blue;">a | Download a Collection of Fabric Swatches</mark>

In this example, we're going to download some Ruby Star fabrics from Moda Fabrics. The steps are similar for all downloads, so adapt these steps to your situation.

1. Go to the <mark style="color:blue;">**URL**</mark> for the digital fabric swatch. In this example, I visited <https://modafabrics.com/downloads> and filtered fabric collections by Sarah Watts.

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2. <mark style="color:blue;">**Download**</mark> JPG images onto your computer (<mark style="color:blue;">**click**</mark> icon in the JPG Images column). In this example, I downloaded the Firefly collection.

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3. <mark style="color:blue;">**Move**</mark> and <mark style="color:blue;">**organize**</mark> the downloaded files on your computer.
   * **Tip:** If you're well organized, you can easily find and import your newly acquired digital fabric swatches.

### <mark style="color:blue;">b | Download Individual Fabric Images</mark>

Sometimes it's not possible to find fabric swatches on the manufacturer's website (this is especially true for older fabrics). The next best thing it so find an image of the fabric online.&#x20;

1. <mark style="color:blue;">**Google**</mark> the name of your desired fabric. It's helpful to search with as detailed of information as possible to find the correct fabric image. In this example, I searched for "*Robert Kaufman Painterly Petals purple*".

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2. <mark style="color:blue;">**Click**</mark> on the desired fabric image to go to the website. In this example, I need to also click on <mark style="color:blue;">**Visit**</mark> to get to the online shop.

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3. <mark style="color:blue;">**Right click**</mark> on the desired fabric's image and select <mark style="color:blue;">**Open Image in New Tab**</mark>.

   * **Note:** This will open only the fabric image in its own tab.

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4. <mark style="color:blue;">**Right click**</mark> on the image and select <mark style="color:blue;">**Save Image As**</mark>.

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5. Your computer's file system will pop-up. <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> the image on your computer (where you'll be able to find it).