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| Decision field | Free + paidEU Business Registers Company SearchEurope & MediterraneanRemove | Open accessApparel Grade-Rule & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove | Free accountThreadloop Sewing Pattern DatabaseGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Check standards | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit |
| Area | Standards | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Checking whether a shortlisted European supplier's legal company name and registration number resolve to a current national business-register record | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence | Searching current and out-of-print sewing patterns |
| Know before using | Basic search does not prove that the registered entity owns or operates the facility presented to a buyer, and available fields, documents, prices, and delivery vary by national register; match the legal record to contracts, invoices, bank details, facility evidence, and current contacts. | 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. | Community members add and quality-control the records, so confirm sizing, measurements, fabric suggestions, format, availability, errata, license, and purchase terms with the designer or publisher. Adding an entry to a stash does not provide the pattern files. Saved searches and private PDF storage are paid Plus features, and a listing or review does not establish pattern accuracy or fit. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Europe & Mediterranean | Global | Global |
| Access | Free + paid | Open access | Free account |
| Format | Directory | Stitch Authority | Community |
| Source type | Official registry | Stitch Authority | Community database |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The European Commission states that BRIS gathers company information in real time from participating national business registers and supports searches by company or registration number, basic company results, and available filed details or documents. | 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. | Threadloop's official guide describes an independent, fully crowdsourced database covering available and out-of-print sewing patterns. Its search supports pattern type, fabric type, age group, body type, cup size, level, format, file features, language, measurements, availability, and other filters; members can also track a stash, wishlist, projects, reviews, and discussions. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 13, 2026 | Jul 16, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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