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| Decision field | Open accessThe Cloth LibraryGlobalRemove | Open accessTech Pack Definition, Contents & LimitsGlobalRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Source production | Choose materials |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Production | Yarn |
| Best for | Starting a fabric decision before purchase or cutting | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes |
| Know before using | Source-reviewed describes the page and its cited decision boundaries. It does not authenticate a commercial roll, seller claim, fibre percentage, construction, finish, performance result, machine setting, care route, compliance status, supplier, or product fitness. Internal browse bands are navigation labels, not textile standards or product classes; an entry without a usable listed mass range is unclassified. Check the actual article, seller data, care label, equipment instructions, representative assemblies, applicable rules, and project requirements before deciding. | 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. | It is one curator's intentionally selective, off-Ravelry-oriented database, inventories change, and paid supporters can receive rotating priority placement; verify availability, fibre claims, shipping, and terms directly. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Both | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | European Union |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Directory |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Community database |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | All 50 current cloth entries meet the source-reviewed content contract. The public index, cards, permanent pages, and site search expose that state, while the repository audit enforces a current review date, substantive scope, decision boundaries, and at least three external sources. The migrated cases cover fibre and family representations, woven and knitted construction, open nets, raised and dimensional surfaces, mass, thickness, drape, elasticity, colour, seams, pressing, care state, supports, and complete-product decisions. | 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. | The individually researched database offers free listings and sortable yarn, fibre, designer, editor, accessory, and location views; the EU page spans multiple countries and direct seller profiles. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 16, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 |
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