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| Decision field | Open accessAustralia Basic Patternmaking CompetencyAustralia · OceaniaRemove | Open accessKnitting Stitch LibraryGlobalRemove | Open accessSeam Allowance ConverterGlobalRemove | Open accessFreeSewingGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Learn techniques | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Techniques & repair | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Scoping training, hiring, assessment, or evidence requirements for basic textile-product pattern development and testing in Australia | Learning or comparing knit structures | Translating a seam allowance already stated by a pattern or controlled specification | Custom-fit home sewing patterns |
| 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. | A foundational library, not yet an exhaustive stitch encyclopedia. | This is a unit-translation reference. It does not select, approve, or change a seam allowance; establish a universal fraction; interpret an unstated cutting or stitching line; or replace the exact pattern version, controlled specification, material and seam evidence, sample, production method, equipment, tolerance, or release authority. | 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. |
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| For | Both | Makers | Both | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Australia · Oceania | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Reference | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Software |
| Source type | Official registry | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Open-source project |
| Source and review | ||||
| 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 linked tool or guide is maintained inside Stitch Authority and was checked against its current public interface. | NIST states that one inch is exactly 25.4 millimetres, and the SI decimal relationship makes one centimetre equal to 10 millimetres. The tool uses those factors, displays rounded equivalents, exposes the size difference to the nearest 1/16 inch when converting to inches, and preserves valid value, source-unit, and target-unit state in the URL. | 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 15, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 14, 2026 | Jul 15, 2027 | Jul 28, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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