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| Decision field | Open accessAustralia Basic Patternmaking CompetencyAustralia · OceaniaRemove | Open accessAFC Pattern Makers DirectoryAustralia · OceaniaRemove | Open accessHaberdasheroo UK Sewing DirectoryUnited Kingdom · Europe & MediterraneanRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit | Choose materials |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit | Materials |
| Best for | Scoping training, hiring, assessment, or evidence requirements for basic textile-product pattern development and testing in Australia | Starting an Australian patternmaker shortlist by service and location before checking scope, files, fit process, and availability directly | Finding UK fabric, notions, yarn, sewing services, or classes by location |
| Know before using | This is a competency and assessment reference, not an instructional course, pattern file, qualification by reading, provider recommendation, professional license, or proof that a person can perform the work. The route does not establish enrollment availability, teaching quality, fees, support, recognition outside Australia, or product-specific fit. Confirm the current unit status, packaging rules, prerequisites, registered provider, assessment conditions, local requirements, and actual evidence before relying on it. | This is a task-specific route inside the existing AFC industry directory, not an independent provider census or a second operator. A category, profile, location, member filter, service description, or AFC membership does not establish identity, qualifications, current availability, product experience, fit quality, grading accuracy, file compatibility, ownership terms, capacity, pricing, subcontracting, or project fit. Confirm the legal and working party, the individual responsible, relevant product examples and references, base-pattern and size-chart inputs, fit and grading method, sample rounds, CAD system and version, required file outputs, intellectual-property and revision terms, schedule, fees, and remedies directly. | 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. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Both | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Australia · Oceania | Australia · Oceania | United Kingdom · Europe & Mediterranean |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Reference | Directory | Marketplace |
| Source type | Official registry | Industry organization | Commercial marketplace |
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| What the source establishes | Australia's National Training Register publishes current unit MSTAT3002, Develop patterns using basic patternmaking principles. The release document describes interpreting textile-product design specifications, considering fabric performance, selecting tools and equipment, developing patterns, testing the result, and making alterations. Release 1 was generated December 22, 2022 and merged two earlier units. Current Australian apparel and live-production qualifications list MSTAT3002, while the current diploma also exposes advanced individual-fit, alteration, and fit-model units. | The Australian Fashion Council directory exposes Pattern Makers as a dedicated Design and Technical category. The live category page publishes named profiles with company-supplied service descriptions, Australian locations, websites or contact routes where supplied, and an AFC-member filter. Checked profiles described combinations of manual or digital patternmaking, grading, fit sessions, technical design, tech packs, sampling, markers, and production support. The parent directory also publishes a route for businesses to request inclusion. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 26, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 14, 2026 | Jan 22, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 |
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