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| Decision field | Open accessKnitting Stitch LibraryGlobalRemove | Open accessCAFTA-DR Textiles and Apparel DirectoryLatin America & CaribbeanRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Open accessFreeSewingGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Learn techniques | Source production | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Techniques & repair | Production | Yarn | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Learning or comparing knit structures | Nearshore supplier discovery in the CAFTA-DR region | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Custom-fit home sewing patterns |
| Know before using | A foundational library, not yet an exhaustive stitch encyclopedia. | Regional inclusion and a company profile do not prove origin eligibility, available capacity, minimums, compliance, workmanship, or commercial fit. | 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. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Makers | Apparel brands | Makers | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Latin America & Caribbean | European Union | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Directory | Directory | Software |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | First-party platform | Community database | Open-source project |
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| What the source establishes | The linked tool or guide is maintained inside Stitch Authority and was checked against its current public interface. | The ConnectAmericas-powered platform exposes a company directory for manufacturers, importers, and input suppliers plus purchasing notices and a knowledge center. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 15, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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