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| Decision field | Open accessHook & Needle Diameter ReferenceGlobalRemove | Open accessHaberdasheroo UK Sewing DirectoryUnited Kingdom · Europe & MediterraneanRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Open accessFreeSewingGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Learn techniques | Choose materials | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit |
| Area | Yarn | Materials | Yarn | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Checking which U.S. alias the current Craft Yarn Council table gives a known metric package size before confirming project gauge | Finding UK fabric, notions, yarn, sewing services, or classes by location | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Custom-fit home sewing patterns |
| Know before using | The reference is not a dimensional measurement, manufacturer inspection, UK or Canadian conversion, steel-hook chart, tool recommendation, yarn assignment, gauge result, or proof that a proposed tool will produce the required fabric. | Listings can be owner-submitted or team-added, and affiliate or marketplace relationships are commercial influences; verify current stock, price, opening, delivery, returns, and service quality directly. | 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. | 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. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Makers | Makers | Makers | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | United Kingdom · Europe & Mediterranean | European Union | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Marketplace | Directory | Software |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Commercial marketplace | Community database | Open-source project |
| Source and review | ||||
| What the source establishes | The lookup reproduces the current public Craft Yarn Council metric and U.S. alias rows and follows the Council's warning that company letter and number labels vary; blank aliases remain blank instead of being inferred. | The public directory exposes location and shop-type discovery, while the platform states that business listings have no monthly fee and revenue comes from affiliate partnerships and marketplace commissions. | 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. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 16, 2027 | Jan 12, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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