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| Decision field | Open accessPattern Grading & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove | Open accessFabric Purchase PlannerGlobalRemove | Open accessPattern Test Brief TemplateGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Materials | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence | Documenting how a pattern-based fabric quantity becomes an order length | Planning a sewing, knitting, or crochet pattern test |
| Know before using | 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. | The planner adds and rounds user-entered lengths; it does not create a cutting layout, infer shrinkage or matching allowances, compensate for a width change, establish usable width, or prove that the order quantity is sufficient. | The workflow is not a contract or quality certification; local legal duties and technical review may still apply. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Makers | Both |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | 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. | NIST defines 1 yard as exactly 0.9144 metre. Sewing & Craft Alliance guidance ties an applicable cutting layout to the exact view, size, fabric width, and nap condition and recommends layout work when listed conditions do not fit the project. | The linked tool or guide is maintained inside Stitch Authority and was checked against its current public interface. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 27, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 | Jul 15, 2027 |
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