text: is there a free textile design program on the net ?   searching for the relevant keywords in google turned up   arahpaint 2.8e open source  http://www.arahne.si/openapaint.html  you can also click on the ad link for   "learn textile design using adobe photoshop!"  that may come up in the search results.  there are further leads in   http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3638/is_1_41/ai_59512018