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| Decision field | Open accessAustralia Basic Patternmaking CompetencyAustralia · OceaniaRemove | Free + paidSewportGlobalRemove | Open accessTech Pack Definition, Contents & LimitsGlobalRemove | Open accessKnitting Needle to Crochet Hook Size ChartGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Source production | Source production | Learn techniques |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Production | Production | Yarn |
| Best for | Scoping training, hiring, assessment, or evidence requirements for basic textile-product pattern development and testing in Australia | Requesting apparel-production proposals | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work | Finding the current CYC hook and needle aliases that share one known nominal metric diameter before confirming project gauge |
| 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 profile, proposal, match, or escrow status does not establish factory ownership, identity, capacity, workmanship, quality systems, labour or chemical compliance, delivery performance, contract enforceability, or project fit. Verify the legal and production entities, references, site and subcontracting, samples, compliance evidence, specifications, terms, and remedies directly. | An orientation rather than a completed product record; it does not supply a universal format, licensed standard content, measurements, tolerances, construction settings, labels, approvals, compliance conclusion, or product-release authority. | A shared nominal diameter does not make a knitting needle and crochet hook interchangeable or predict equal gauge or fabric. The reference is not a physical measurement, manufacturer inspection, UK or Canadian conversion, steel-hook chart, tool recommendation, yarn assignment, or project approval. |
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| For | Both | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Australia · Oceania | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free + paid | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Reference | Marketplace | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Official registry | Commercial marketplace | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Account, payment, and exit | ||||
| Access scope | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Apparel brand requesting production proposals or service provider responding to enquiries through Sewport's project workflow. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Before an account | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Read the brand and service-provider workflow, public learning pages, and selected country or city manufacturer pages. Creating an enquiry, seeing matched results, messaging, proposals, and dashboard work require an account. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Free-account boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | The current first-party FAQ gives brands a seven-day trial and says service providers can join free. Access differs by role: brands create and publish enquiries; completed service-provider profiles can appear in search and browse enquiries. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Payment boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | After the brand trial, the FAQ routes brands to monthly or annual subscription access. A supplier proposal, brand-paid platform commission, production payment, and optional escrow are separate transaction costs rather than the subscription itself. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Cancellation or exit | Not yet reviewed at this level. | The FAQ routes account cancellation through Account settings and says the trial can be canceled. The checked public pages do not establish when subscription access ends, refund terms, or what happens to active enquiries, messages, proposals, or escrow after cancellation. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Saved work and data | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Accounts can hold project details, uploads, messages, proposals, agreements, and invoices. Invoices and individual attachments have download routes, but the checked public pages do not establish a complete account export or post-cancellation retention and deletion path. Keep original files and decision records outside the platform. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
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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. | Sewport's current brand workflow starts with an account and guided project enquiry, then exposes proposals from garment factories and production specialists. The platform tells brands to compare profiles, portfolios, location, price, and communication, then record service, delivery, payment, and contract terms in a formal proposal. Its service-provider workflow includes factories, sample studios, pattern cutters, tech-pack makers, sourcing specialists, and material suppliers, with optional split-payment escrow. | The guide cites published ISO sources for documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam boundaries plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it discloses that ISO 10013:2021's 2026 systematic review is at close-of-review stage and separates every cited authority from product-specific technical and market decisions. | Rechecked July 28, 2026. The lookup reproduces the current public Craft Yarn Council metric and U.S. alias rows, aligns hooks and needles only when their nominal millimetre value matches, and leaves missing rows or aliases unfilled. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 14, 2026 | Jan 24, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 | Jul 28, 2027 |
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