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| Decision field | Open accessPattern Grading & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove | Open accessGOTS Certified SuppliersGlobalRemove | Open accessRepair Café Worldwide MapGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Check standards | Repair & conserve |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Materials | Techniques & repair |
| Best for | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence | Checking GOTS certification records | Finding a nearby community repair event and checking whether volunteers can help diagnose or mend a garment or textile item |
| 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. | A company result is not a blanket approval; confirm the certificate scope, validity, facility, process, product, and transaction documentation for the exact purchase. | Repair Cafés are volunteer events rather than guaranteed commercial services, and each location sets its schedule, item scope, expertise, accessibility, parts policy, and capacity; confirm that clothing or textile help is available before traveling and expect to participate in the repair. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Directory | Community |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Official registry | Community database |
| 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. | The official GOTS search exposes certified entities by country, field of operation, product category, and certification detail, including processing and trading scopes. | The foundation's current public search reports thousands of registered Repair Cafés across dozens of countries, and its organizer manual includes clothing stations with sewing machines, hand tools, zips, buttons, patches, elastic, darning supplies, and wool-repair equipment. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 27, 2027 | Oct 13, 2026 | Jan 11, 2027 |
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