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| Decision field | Free accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemove | Open accessUK Textile Labelling GuidanceUnited Kingdom · Europe & MediterraneanRemove | Open accessFreeSewingGlobalRemove | Open accessTech Pack Definition, Contents & LimitsGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Source production | Check standards | Find patterns & fit | Source production |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Production | Standards | Patterns & fit | Production |
| Best for | Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities | Starting a Great Britain textile-label compliance check | Custom-fit home sewing patterns | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work |
| 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. | The guide expressly excludes Northern Ireland and says only courts can authoritatively interpret the law. It is not the controlling legislation, an approved label, a product classification, or legal advice. Confirm current legislation and amendments, the exact product and exemptions, substantiated composition, responsible manufacturer or importer, online and physical presentation, and any other safety, chemicals, origin, care, or consumer-law duties. | A generated pattern is not independent fit evidence or a production-ready graded block. The result still depends on accurate measurements, the selected design and options, ease assumptions, fabric behavior, construction, and representative test garments. An account stores saved patterns and measurement sets, so review the platform's privacy terms before retaining personal measurements. | 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. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | United Kingdom · Europe & Mediterranean | Global | Global |
| Access | Free account | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Marketplace | Reference | Software | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Commercial marketplace | Government guidance | Open-source project | Stitch Authority |
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| 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. | Business Companion's July 2026 guide covers England, Scotland, and Wales. It explains fibre-content labels under the Textile Products Regulations and assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011, including permitted fibre names, products containing at least 80% textile fibres, components with different compositions, English-language and placement rules, non-textile animal-origin wording, and fibre information in catalogue and online sales. | FreeSewing's official documentation says the browser editor drafts a selected design in real time from a measurement set rather than scaling or grading a standard-size pattern. Users can adjust design options and export the generated result, including as PDF; saving the pattern to an account is optional and is used to revisit it later. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 17, 2027 | Oct 19, 2026 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 |
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