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| Decision field | Open accessMaterial Sourcing RequestGlobalRemove | Open accessControlled Tech Pack OrientationGlobalRemove | Free accountRavelryGlobalRemove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Source production | Choose materials |
| Area | Materials | Production | Yarn |
| Best for | Requesting comparable fabric, trim, or component offers | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work | Broad pattern, yarn, and project research |
| Know before using | The request does not set product-specific pass values, prove fitness or safety, validate claims, replace laboratory testing, or determine legal compliance. | 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. | An account is required and community, publisher, designer, shop, yarn, and project records can vary in currency and accuracy. Search results, ratings, favorites, and project examples do not establish pattern accuracy, yarn availability, seller reliability, fit, gauge, or project suitability. Confirm current files, errata, license, purchase and refund terms, measurements, yarn details, and shop information with the responsible source. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Free account |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Community |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Community database |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The request uses official textile test-method scopes, labeling guidance, and trade capability questions to keep specifications, methods, samples, substitutions, and supplier evidence comparable. | The guide cites current ISO sources for documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam boundaries plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it explicitly separates those authorities from product-specific technical and market decisions. | Ravelry's official description identifies a user-driven database of knitting and crochet patterns and yarns, searchable directories for designers, pattern sources, local yarn stores and yarn brands, and a personal notebook for projects, stash, tools, library items, queues, and favorites. Community members and volunteer editors add and maintain the database records. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 15, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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