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| Decision field | Open accessNMSU Pattern Alteration GuideUnited States · North AmericaRemove | Open accessSeam Allowance ConverterGlobalRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit | Choose materials |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit | Yarn |
| Best for | Checking a common flat-pattern alteration method | Translating a seam allowance already stated by a pattern or controlled specification | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes |
| Know before using | The guide's general womenswear diagrams and ease ranges are teaching examples, not an individual diagnosis, current commercial-pattern specification, or complete fitting course. A named symptom can have several causes, and alterations may affect adjoining seams, facings, collars, sleeves, balance, and style. Verify the method against the exact pattern and test the coordinated changes on a muslin. | This is a unit-translation reference. It does not select, approve, or change a seam allowance; establish a universal fraction; interpret an unstated cutting or stitching line; or replace the exact pattern version, controlled specification, material and seam evidence, sample, production method, equipment, tolerance, or release authority. | 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. |
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| For | Makers | Both | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | United States · North America | Global | European Union |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Reference | Stitch Authority | Directory |
| Source type | Government guidance | Stitch Authority | Community database |
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| What the source establishes | New Mexico State University's current Cooperative Extension Guide C-228 explains three alteration methods, folding out fullness, slashing and spreading or overlapping, and redrawing darts or seams. It provides illustrated bodice, sleeve, skirt, and trouser examples and tells readers to compare body measurements plus intended ease with the pattern while preserving grain, design lines, related-piece changes, and comfort ease. | NIST states that one inch is exactly 25.4 millimetres, and the SI decimal relationship makes one centimetre equal to 10 millimetres. The tool uses those factors, displays rounded equivalents, exposes the size difference to the nearest 1/16 inch when converting to inches, and preserves valid value, source-unit, and target-unit state in the URL. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 19, 2026 | Jul 28, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 |
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