# Stitch Authority resource comparison

Generated: 2026-08-01T19:19:22.724Z
Comparison: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/compare?ids=cafta-textiles-directory%2Cgrading-guide>

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. CAFTA-DR Textiles and Apparel Directory

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/cafta-textiles-directory>
Source page: <https://textiles.connectamericas.com/>

- Primary job: Source production
- Area: Production
- For: Apparel brands
- Location or jurisdiction: Latin America & Caribbean
- Access: Open access
- Format: Directory
- Source type: First-party platform
- Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-15
- Next review due: 2027-01-11

### Best for

Nearshore supplier discovery in the CAFTA-DR region

### What the source establishes

The ConnectAmericas-powered platform exposes a company directory for manufacturers, importers, and input suppliers plus purchasing notices and a knowledge center.

### Know before using

Regional inclusion and a company profile do not prove origin eligibility, available capacity, minimums, compliance, workmanship, or commercial fit.

## 2. Pattern Grading & Size-Run Validation Record

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/grading-guide>
Source page: <https://stitchauthority.com/guides/pattern-grading-explained>

- Primary job: Find patterns & fit
- Area: Patterns & fit
- 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

Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence

### What the source establishes

The guide cites current ISO body-table, size-designation, and garment-measurement boundaries plus two peer-reviewed studies that tested the relationship between conventional grade rules, anthropometric evidence, and garment fit; it requires product-specific target deltas and validation instead of publishing universal increments.

### Know before using

The record does not create a production grade, supply universal increments or breakpoints, validate a CAD file or fit population, reproduce licensed standards, or replace qualified anthropometric, pattern, technical-design, fit, quality, accessibility, safety, statistical, and user-research review.

## 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.