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| Decision field | Open accessHook & Needle Diameter ReferenceGlobalRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Open accessFreeSewingGlobalRemove | Open accessTech Pack Definition, Contents & LimitsGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Learn techniques | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit | Source production |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Yarn | Yarn | Patterns & fit | Production |
| Best for | Checking which U.S. alias the current Craft Yarn Council table gives a known metric package size before confirming project gauge | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Custom-fit home sewing patterns | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work |
| 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Makers | Makers | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | European Union | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Directory | Software | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Community database | Open-source project | Stitch Authority |
| Source and review | ||||
| What the source establishes | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 27, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 |
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