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| Decision field | Open accessOpen Supply HubGlobalRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove |
|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | ||
| Primary job | Source production | Choose materials |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Production | Yarn |
| Best for | Researching production locations and affiliations | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes |
| Know before using | The platform combines stakeholder-contributed, public-list, facility-claimed, and partner data with different origins and update paths. A facility record, contributor connection, claim, certification field, or shared OS ID is not a quality endorsement, ownership finding, complete supplier relationship, current capacity statement, or due-diligence result. Inspect the source badges, contributors, dates, duplicates, claimed fields, and linked evidence, then verify the facility and intended business relationship directly. | 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. |
| Practical access | ||
| For | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | European Union |
| Access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Directory |
| Source type | Community database | Community database |
| Account, payment, and exit | ||
| Access scope | Researcher or apparel team searching production locations or operationalizing facility data. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Before an account | Search and explore facility records without payment. The provider states that the platform is free to search, contribute to, and explore. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Free-account boundary | A free account supports search, contribution, profile viewing, and download of up to 5,000 production locations. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Payment boundary | Paid products support continuous API access, custom or bulk data work, and embedded maps. Cost and commitment vary by product and scale. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Cancellation or exit | The current solutions page does not state cancellation, renewal, or post-cancel terms for paid products. Resolve those terms in the order or contract before integration. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Saved work and data | The free account includes a bounded download; paid products add custom exports and API access. Contributor, claimed, and partner fields have different provenance and update paths. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Source and review | ||
| What the source establishes | Open Supply Hub's current guide supports facility-name or OS ID, contributor, location, sector, parent-company, facility-type, processing-type, product-type, and worker-count searches, with contributor information visible on facility data. Manual search is open, a free account supports bounded data downloads, and paid services cover larger or programmatic access. | 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 28, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 24, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 |
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