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| Decision field | Free accountThreadloop Sewing Pattern DatabaseGlobalRemove | Open accessApparel Grade-Rule & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove | Free accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemove | Open accessRepair Café Worldwide MapGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit | Source production | Repair & conserve |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit | Production | Techniques & repair |
| Best for | 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 | Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities | Finding a nearby community repair event and checking whether volunteers can help diagnose or mend a garment or textile item |
| Know before using | 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. | 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. | Repair Cafés are volunteer events rather than guaranteed commercial services, and each location sets its schedule, item scope, expertise, accessibility, parts policy, and capacity; confirm that clothing or textile help is available before traveling and expect to participate in the repair. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Makers | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Free account | Open access | Free account | Open access |
| Format | Community | Stitch Authority | Marketplace | Community |
| Source type | Community database | Stitch Authority | Commercial marketplace | Community database |
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| What the source establishes | 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. | 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. | The foundation's current public search reports thousands of registered Repair Cafés across dozens of countries, and its organizer manual includes clothing stations with sewing machines, hand tools, zips, buttons, patches, elastic, darning supplies, and wool-repair equipment. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 17, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 |
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