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| Decision field | Open accessCompras Brás Fabric & Remnants DirectoryBrazil · Latin America & CaribbeanRemove | Open accessApparel Grade-Rule & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove | Free + paidMaker’s RowUnited States · North AmericaRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit | Source production |
| Area | Materials | Patterns & fit | Production |
| 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 | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence | Finding US production partners |
| 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. | The record does not create a production grade, supply universal increments or breakpoints, validate a CAD file or fit population, reproduce licensed standards, or replace qualified anthropometric, pattern, technical-design, fit, quality, accessibility, safety, statistical, and user-research review. | A factory profile, platform label, bid, estimate, or message does not establish current identity, factory ownership, capability, capacity, workmanship, pricing, compliance, delivery, or project fit. Paid-plan visibility can affect who responds. Verify the production site, subcontracting, references, samples, quality and compliance records, specifications, commercial terms, and remedies directly. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Makers | Apparel brands | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Brazil · Latin America & Caribbean | Global | United States · North America |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Free + paid |
| Format | Directory | Stitch Authority | Marketplace |
| Source type | First-party platform | Stitch Authority | Commercial marketplace |
| 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. | The guide cites current ISO body-table, size-designation, and garment-measurement boundaries plus two peer-reviewed studies that tested the relationship between conventional grade rules, anthropometric evidence, and garment fit; it requires product-specific target deltas and validation instead of publishing universal increments. | Maker's Row currently lets a brand submit a project before advance sign-up, then provides access to an account. Its project workflow records product details and files and connects projects with factories by location and specialty. Search guidance lists apparel capabilities such as pattern making, sourcing, sample making, and production. Factory access to bids is plan-dependent. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 12, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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