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| Decision field | Open accessSpain Patronaje y Moda Higher VET TitleSpain · European UnionRemove | Free accountThreadloop Sewing Pattern DatabaseGlobalRemove | Open accessApparel Grade-Rule & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Inspecting Spain's national title scope, patternmaking and grading modules, learning outcomes, access requirements, and linked legislation before comparing training or role expectations | Searching current and out-of-print sewing patterns | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence |
| Know before using | This is a national title and curriculum overview, not a course opening, center recommendation, enrollment guarantee, teaching-quality review, provider network, pattern file, professional license, or proof that a person can perform the work. The title also covers production, leather, footwear, and related industrial contexts beyond apparel patternmaking. Confirm the current regional curriculum, authorized center, schedule, places, fees, equipment, software, workplace phase, assessment, language, and portfolio evidence directly. | 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. | 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. |
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| For | Both | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Spain · European Union | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free account | Open access |
| Format | Reference | Community | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Government guidance | Community database | Stitch Authority |
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| What the source establishes | Spain's Ministry of Education lists Técnico Superior en Patronaje y Moda as a current Grado Superior title lasting 2,000 hours. TodoFP names roles including CAD/CAM technical pattern designer, apparel modelist-patternmaker, and garment pattern grader. It lists learning outcomes for base patterns, transformations, grading, prototypes, materials, and industrial production, plus modules for industrial patternmaking, industrialization and grading, prototype development, materials, production, digitalization, sustainability, and a company phase. Real Decreto 954/2008 establishes the title as official and valid throughout Spain; TodoFP labels the predecessor Patronaje and Procesos de Confección Industrial titles as not current. | 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. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 14, 2026 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 |
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