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| Decision field | Open accessHook & Needle Diameter ReferenceGlobalRemove | Free downloadMaiwa Dye and Print InstructionsGlobalRemove | Open accessFreeSewingGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Learn techniques | Learn techniques | Find patterns & fit |
| Area | Yarn | Techniques & repair | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Checking which U.S. alias the current Craft Yarn Council table gives a known metric package size before confirming project gauge | Starting a documented natural-dye or cloth-printing process | Custom-fit home sewing patterns |
| Know before using | 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. | These are vendor-authored process starting points, not guarantees of shade, fastness, discharge quality, worker safety, wastewater acceptability, or production repeatability. Results vary with fibre preparation, water, temperature, pH, dye lot, auxiliaries, equipment, and studio conditions. Test on the actual material and follow current safety data, ventilation, disposal, and local environmental requirements. | A generated pattern is not independent fit evidence or a production-ready graded block. The result still depends on accurate measurements, the selected design and options, ease assumptions, fabric behavior, construction, and representative test garments. An account stores saved patterns and measurement sets, so review the platform's privacy terms before retaining personal measurements. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Makers | Both | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free download | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Reference | Software |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | First-party platform | Open-source project |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | 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. | Maiwa's current instruction-sheet page provides free web or PDF guidance for natural dyes, mordants and assistants, several indigo-vat methods, kakishibu, symplocos, mineral pigments, katazome, block printing, paste resist, batik, silk painting, and stretching and steaming cloth. Each topic links a dedicated guide rather than only a product listing. | FreeSewing's official documentation says the browser editor drafts a selected design in real time from a measurement set rather than scaling or grading a standard-size pattern. Users can adjust design options and export the generated result, including as PDF; saving the pattern to an account is optional and is used to revisit it later. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 16, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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