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| Decision field | Open accessCompras Brás Fabric & Remnants DirectoryBrazil · Latin America & CaribbeanRemove | Open accessAustralia Basic Patternmaking CompetencyAustralia · OceaniaRemove | Open accessKnittyGlobalRemove | Open accessGOTS Certified SuppliersGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit | Check standards |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Patterns & fit | Yarn | 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 | Free editorial knitting patterns and techniques | Checking GOTS certification records |
| 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. | Free access does not grant commercial reproduction or sale rights; uses beyond one personal copy must be resolved with the designer or author. Knitty says it tries to avoid errors but disclaims responsibility for pattern and technique inaccuracies. Check the live page for corrections, verify gauge and measurements, and confirm permission before any commercial use. | A company result is not a blanket approval; confirm the certificate scope, validity, facility, process, product, and transaction documentation for the exact purchase. |
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| For | Makers | Both | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Brazil · Latin America & Caribbean | Australia · Oceania | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Reference | Reference | Directory |
| Source type | First-party platform | Official registry | First-party platform | Official registry |
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| 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. | Knitty currently publishes web-only editorial issues containing original knitting and crochet patterns and articles. Its legal page states that patterns are free for one person's personal use, identifies each designer or author as the copyright holder, and explains that verified pattern corrections are posted in bright pink on the pattern page. | The official GOTS search exposes certified entities by country, field of operation, product category, and certification detail, including processing and trading scopes. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 12, 2027 | Oct 14, 2026 | Jan 17, 2027 | Oct 13, 2026 |
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