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| Decision field | Free accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemove | Open accessBetter Work Transparency PortalGlobalRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Open accessPattern Grading & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Source production | Check standards | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Production | Production | Yarn | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities | Reviewing public labor-compliance findings for a participating factory | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence |
| Know before using | The company count is a changing platform claim. Search fields, profiles, certificates, locations, and account access do not independently verify the legal entity, factory ownership, capability, capacity, certificate validity or scope, compliance performance, delivery, or project fit. Confirm the site and subcontracting, credentials with issuers, samples, audits when appropriate, specifications, contracts, and commercial terms. | Coverage is limited to participating countries and eligible factories, and current migration can delay recent assessments; absence of a published issue is not approval, a complete audit, or proof of sourcing fit. | It is one curator's intentionally selective, off-Ravelry-oriented database, inventories change, and paid supporters can receive rotating priority placement; verify availability, fibre claims, shipping, and terms directly. | 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. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | European Union | Global |
| Access | Free account | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Marketplace | Directory | Directory | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Commercial marketplace | Official registry | Community database | Stitch Authority |
| Source and review | ||||
| What the source establishes | FOURSOURCE's current public network page presents an operator-reported global company count and country or territory search. It says logged-in users can narrow results by compliance certificates, product groups, fabric types, target groups, minimum order quantities, and other fields, with a free-trial and supplier sign-up route. | The program publishes factory identity, country, assessment timing and method, disclosed non-compliance items, and factory responses after eligibility thresholds in participating programs. | The individually researched database offers free listings and sortable yarn, fibre, designer, editor, accessory, and location views; the EU page spans multiple countries and direct seller profiles. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 17, 2027 | Oct 13, 2026 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 |
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