# Stitch Authority resource comparison

Generated: 2026-07-27T16:19:21.213Z
Comparison: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/compare?ids=pom-method-record%2Csample-approval-record>

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. Garment POM Definition & Verification Record

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/pom-method-record>
Source page: <https://stitchauthority.com/guides/points-of-measure-explained>

- 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: 2026-07-16
- Next review due: 2027-07-16

### Best for

Turning an ambiguous POM name, code, or diagram into a reproducible method before setting targets, tolerances, or inspection decisions

### What the source establishes

The guide cites current ISO garment-measurement, body-measurement, and textile-conditioning standards plus NIST measurement-process guidance for repeatability and reproducibility; it requires organization-specific codes, added points, targets, and tolerances to remain explicitly controlled.

### Know before using

The record does not reproduce licensed ISO measurement drawings, supply universal POM codes or targets, approve an internal method, prove measurement capability or product fit, or replace qualified technical-design, pattern, fit, quality, metrology, safety, and regulatory review.

## 2. Sample Review & Approval Record

Permanent record: <https://stitchauthority.com/directory/sample-approval-record>
Source page: <https://stitchauthority.com/guides/sample-approval-record>

- 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: 2026-07-15
- Next review due: 2027-07-15

### Best for

Approving a named sample without accidentally approving bulk

### What the source establishes

The record applies version and lot controls from textile testing plus current ISO and ASQ acceptance-sampling boundaries to separate sample approval from bulk release.

### Know before using

The record does not validate every size or user, prove bulk conformity, prescribe universal defect classes or AQL, replace testing or inspection, or establish compliance.

## 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.
