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| Decision field | Open accessCompras Brás Fabric & Remnants DirectoryBrazil · Latin America & CaribbeanRemove | Open accessAustralia Basic Patternmaking CompetencyAustralia · OceaniaRemove | Open accessAdvanced Textiles Association SourcingGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit | Choose materials |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Patterns & fit | Materials |
| Best for | Building a walkable or call-ahead fabric-shopping list in Brás, then checking retail or wholesale terms, stock, units, and suitability with each business | Scoping training, hiring, assessment, or evidence requirements for basic textile-product pattern development and testing in Australia | Technical and specialty textiles |
| Know before using | This is a commercial, self-submission directory for one São Paulo shopping district, not a Brazil-wide shop census or independent material assessment. Listing, wording, contact data, and product keywords may come from the business. Confirm current operation, retail access, stock, fibre content, width, weight, lot, units, minimums, price, payment, accessibility, returns, and travel safety directly. The interface is Portuguese. | 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. | ATA's completeness language is an operator claim. Buyer-guide or member-directory inclusion does not establish a complete market map, current production capability, capacity, ownership, certification, product suitability, commercial terms, or project fit. Verify the actual company, site, product, documents, samples, and terms directly. |
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| For | Makers | Both | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Brazil · Latin America & Caribbean | Australia · Oceania | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Reference | Directory |
| Source type | First-party platform | Official registry | Industry organization |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The live category page reported 119 fabric and remnant listings inside a 3,355-business Brás guide, exposes address and contact routes, supports street-level browsing, and states that businesses may submit a free profile for team review. | 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. | ATA's current sourcing page links buyer's guides covering suppliers and products, a searchable member directory, and other association sourcing tools for the advanced and specialty-textile supply chain. ATA's own directory overview describes company listings and product showcases as ways for fabricators to find products and potential partners. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 12, 2027 | Oct 14, 2026 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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