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| Decision field | Open accessSri Lanka EDB Apparel Standards GatewaySri Lanka · South AsiaRemove | Open accessYarnSubGlobalRemove | Open accessFreeSewingGlobalRemove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Check standards | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit |
| Area | Standards | Yarn | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Building a first-pass EU apparel requirements checklist from Sri Lanka before replacing each topic with current official law, product-specific rules, and buyer terms | Replacing a discontinued or unavailable yarn | Custom-fit home sewing patterns |
| Know before using | Use this as a topic-and-source map, not a current compliance answer. EDB's page shows no publication or review date, its download is from 2022, and the linked CBI page updated June 4, 2025 still instructs readers to comply with Directive 2001/95/EC even though Regulation (EU) 2023/988 repealed that directive from December 13, 2024. The materials mix law, buyer contracts, voluntary standards, advice, and third-party examples. They are not Sri Lankan or EU law, a complete current requirement list, product classification, licensed standard text, test plan, conformity assessment, customs ruling, certification, provider approval, or legal advice. Confirm the product code, destination, operator role, current regulations, national rules, chemicals, labeling, safety, testing, documentation, due diligence, customs route, and buyer manual with current official authorities and qualified support. | A suggested match is a data-based shortlist, not proof that the yarn suits the pattern or maker. Yarn records can be incomplete or wrong, prices and availability vary by market, and the site uses affiliate links. Confirm the required gauge, total length, fibre behavior, construction, care, color, dye lot, accessibility, and seller terms, then make and assess a representative swatch before committing. | 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 | Apparel brands | Makers | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Sri Lanka · South Asia | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Reference | Reference | Software |
| Source type | Government guidance | First-party platform | Open-source project |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | Sri Lanka Export Development Board identifies itself as the statutory export-development and promotion body established under Act No. 40 of 1979 and a provider of export-business information. Its Apparel & Textiles Standards page separates legal and non-legal, mandatory, voluntary, and niche European-market requirements. It links a live CBI overview last updated June 4, 2025, which groups mandatory legal requirements, buyer terms, additional expectations, and niche-market requirements and routes users to official systems including EU Access2Markets, EUR-Lex, and the European Chemicals Agency. EDB also offers a separate downloadable CBI report dated January 18, 2022. | YarnSub's official FAQ says its matching software compares gauge, texture, yarn weight and density, fibre content, and fibre qualities such as drape and softness. Discontinued yarns remain searchable as starting points but are excluded from suggested replacements, and each yarn page provides a route to report source-data problems. | 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 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 19, 2026 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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