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| Decision field | Open accessPattern Grading & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Open accessTech Pack Definition, Contents & LimitsGlobalRemove | Open accessHook & Needle Diameter ReferenceGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Choose materials | Source production | Learn techniques |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Yarn | Production | Yarn |
| Best for | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work | Checking which U.S. alias the current Craft Yarn Council table gives a known metric package size before confirming project gauge |
| 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. | 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. | An orientation rather than a completed product record; it does not supply a universal format, licensed standard content, measurements, tolerances, construction settings, labels, approvals, compliance conclusion, or product-release authority. | The reference is not a dimensional measurement, manufacturer inspection, UK or Canadian conversion, steel-hook chart, tool recommendation, yarn assignment, gauge result, or proof that a proposed tool will produce the required fabric. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Apparel brands | Makers | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | European Union | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Directory | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Community database | 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. | 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 published ISO sources for documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam boundaries plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it discloses that ISO 10013:2021's 2026 systematic review is at close-of-review stage and separates every cited authority from product-specific technical and market decisions. | Rechecked July 27, 2026. The lookup reproduces the current public Craft Yarn Council metric and U.S. alias rows and follows the Council's warning that company letter and number labels vary; blank aliases remain blank instead of being inferred. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 27, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 |
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