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| Decision field | Open accessGOTS Certified SuppliersGlobalRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Free + paidHandweaving.net Draft ArchiveGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Check standards | Choose materials | Learn techniques |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Yarn | Techniques & repair |
| Best for | Checking GOTS certification records | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Researching loom-ready weaving structures and drafts |
| Know before using | A company result is not a blanket approval; confirm the certificate scope, validity, facility, process, product, and transaction documentation for the exact purchase. | 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. | A visible drawdown is not automatically a complete, corrected, rights-cleared, or loom-compatible project plan. Full draft data and advanced tools require a renewing subscription, and historical sources can contain errors or unclear provenance. Check shafts, treadles, tie-up, sett, yarn, floats, repeats, copyright status, and WIF compatibility before committing a warp. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Makers | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | European Union | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Free + paid |
| Format | Directory | Directory | Reference |
| Source type | Official registry | Community database | First-party platform |
| Account, payment, and exit | |||
| Access scope | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Weaver deciding whether viewing a draft is enough or a working WIF file and editing tools are required. |
| Before an account | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Browse the Ralph Griswold archive, download archive documents, and view draft drawdowns without a paid subscription. |
| Free-account boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | A free basic account adds clipboards. Full drafts, working files, and browser drafting tools remain outside the free account. |
| Payment boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | A monthly or annual recurring subscription unlocks full drafts, WIF downloads, and browser drafting and editing tools. |
| Cancellation or exit | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Cancel from the account page. Renewal stops at the next renewal date, paid access remains until then, and the provider states that refunds are not given. |
| Saved work and data | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | The checked page does not explain bulk export or deletion for clipboards or contributed drafts. Retain local copies of WIF files and source material before exit. |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The official GOTS search exposes certified entities by country, field of operation, product category, and certification detail, including processing and trading scopes. | 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. | Handweaving.net currently exposes the Ralph Griswold digital archive, document downloads, draft drawdown views, basic-account clipboards, and video tutorials without a paid subscription. Its subscription page reserves full drafts, WIF downloads, draft creation and editing, color tools, profile and block substitution, arrangement, repeats, and related browser tools for subscribers. The current page states that plans renew until canceled, cancellation takes effect at the next renewal, access remains until then, and refunds are not offered. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 13, 2026 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 |
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