# Stitch Authority resource comparison

Generated: 2026-07-26T21:10:40.889Z
Comparison: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/compare?ids=brazil-plus-size-patternmaking-guide%2Cfoursource>

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. Brazil Plus-Size Patternmaking Guide

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/brazil-plus-size-patternmaking-guide>
Source page: <https://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/capes/741103?mode=full>

- Primary job: Find patterns & fit
- Area: Patterns & fit
- For: Both
- Location or jurisdiction: Brazil · Latin America & Caribbean
- Access: Free download
- Format: Reference
- Source type: Government guidance
- Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-16
- Next review due: 2026-10-14

### Best for

Studying one regionally grounded approach to plus-size garment-patternmaking education and the relationship between body data and inclusive classroom practice

### What the source establishes

CAPES's eduCAPES repository identifies this November 2023 digital book as an Instituto Federal de Goiás educational product by Yane Ondina Almeida and Wanderley Azevedo Brito. The Portuguese abstract describes a theoretical and practical guide for inclusive plus-size garment-patternmaking education using regional anthropometric measurements from a ProfEPT master's study. The item exposes a 62.96 MB PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Brazil license.

### Know before using

This is one educational product built from a specific master's study, population, body-type framing, and regional measurement context. It is not a current Brazilian or international sizing standard, universal plus-size block, ready-to-sew pattern, regulated curriculum, fit guarantee, or evidence that the reported measurements represent another population or product. Review the study method, sample, language, license, intended learners, and product-specific fit evidence before reuse.

## 2. FOURSOURCE Supplier Network

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/foursource>
Source page: <https://www.foursource.com/explore-network/>

- Primary job: Source production
- Area: Production
- For: Apparel brands
- Location or jurisdiction: Global
- Access: Free account
- Format: Marketplace
- Source type: Commercial marketplace
- Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-21
- Next review due: 2027-01-17

### Best for

Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities

### What the source establishes

FOURSOURCE's current public network page presents an operator-reported global company count and country or territory search. It says logged-in users can narrow results by compliance certificates, product groups, fabric types, target groups, minimum order quantities, and other fields, with a free-trial and supplier sign-up route.

### Know before using

The company count is a changing platform claim. Search fields, profiles, certificates, locations, and account access do not independently verify the legal entity, factory ownership, capability, capacity, certificate validity or scope, compliance performance, delivery, or project fit. Confirm the site and subcontracting, credentials with issuers, samples, audits when appropriate, specifications, contracts, and commercial terms.

## 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.
