# Stitch Authority resource comparison

Generated: 2026-07-29T18:02:14.502Z
Comparison: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/compare?ids=australia-basic-patternmaking-competency%2Cfsc-certificate-search%2Ctech-pack>

This file preserves the published decision metadata for the selected routes. It is not a recommendation, provider approval, compliance decision, or record of project-specific due diligence.

## 1. Australia Basic Patternmaking Competency

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/australia-basic-patternmaking-competency>
Source page: <https://training.gov.au/training/details/MSTAT3002>

- Primary job: Find patterns & fit
- Area: Patterns & fit
- For: Both
- Location or jurisdiction: Australia · Oceania
- Access: Open access
- Format: Reference
- Source type: Official registry
- Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-16
- Next review due: 2026-10-14

### Best for

Scoping training, hiring, assessment, or evidence requirements for basic textile-product pattern development and testing in Australia

### What the source establishes

Australia's National Training Register publishes current unit MSTAT3002, Develop patterns using basic patternmaking principles. The release document describes interpreting textile-product design specifications, considering fabric performance, selecting tools and equipment, developing patterns, testing the result, and making alterations. Release 1 was generated December 22, 2022 and merged two earlier units. Current Australian apparel and live-production qualifications list MSTAT3002, while the current diploma also exposes advanced individual-fit, alteration, and fit-model units.

### Know before using

This is a competency and assessment reference, not an instructional course, pattern file, qualification by reading, provider recommendation, professional license, or proof that a person can perform the work. The route does not establish enrollment availability, teaching quality, fees, support, recognition outside Australia, or product-specific fit. Confirm the current unit status, packaging rules, prerequisites, registered provider, assessment conditions, local requirements, and actual evidence before relying on it.

## 2. FSC Certificate Search

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/fsc-certificate-search>
Source page: <https://search.fsc.org/en/?tab=certificates-list>

- Primary job: Check standards
- Area: Standards
- For: Apparel brands
- Location or jurisdiction: Global
- Access: Open access
- Format: Directory
- Source type: Official registry
- Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-27
- Next review due: 2026-10-25

### Best for

Checking whether the exact supplier entity and relevant paper packaging, hangtag, or printed-material scope appear current before requesting order-specific evidence

### What the source establishes

FSC Search publishes current certification and licensing records, supports certificate type, certification body, status, and country or area criteria, includes certificate and licence codes on company records, and offers time-stamped FM and CoC record downloads.

### Know before using

A result establishes only the named record and stated scope and status at that time. It does not show that a particular package, hangtag, printed item, site, or order carries an FSC claim. Match the legal entity and relevant product scope, then check the claim on sales or delivery documents and any required label or trademark approval.

## 3. Tech Pack Definition, Contents & Limits

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/tech-pack>
Source page: <https://stitchauthority.com/guides/what-is-a-tech-pack>

- Primary job: Source production
- Area: Production
- For: Apparel brands
- Location or jurisdiction: Global
- Access: Open access
- Format: Stitch Authority
- Source type: Stitch Authority
- Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-27
- Next review due: 2027-07-27

### Best for

Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work

### What the source establishes

The guide cites published ISO sources for documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam boundaries plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it discloses that ISO 10013:2021's 2026 systematic review is at close-of-review stage and separates every cited authority from product-specific technical and market decisions.

### Know before using

An orientation rather than a completed product record; it does not supply a universal format, licensed standard content, measurements, tolerances, construction settings, labels, approvals, compliance conclusion, or product-release authority.

## Next checks

1. Remove any route whose audience, jurisdiction, access, or scope does not match the job.
2. Open the permanent record and source page for every remaining route.
3. Recheck facts that can change after the listed review date.
4. Verify project-specific capability, terms, test evidence, and legal requirements with the responsible source or provider.
5. Record the reason for the final choice outside Stitch Authority.
