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| Decision field | Open accessQuiltMapGlobalRemove | Open accessCAFTA-DR Textiles and Apparel DirectoryLatin America & CaribbeanRemove | Free + paidHandweaving.net Draft ArchiveGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Source production | Learn techniques |
| Area | Materials | Production | Techniques & repair |
| Best for | Finding quilt-material sellers and adjacent quilting services by country or map | Nearshore supplier discovery in the CAFTA-DR region | Researching loom-ready weaving structures and drafts |
| Know before using | Coverage is quilting-specific and uneven by country; businesses can pay for enhanced features, and community or owner updates do not verify inventory, service quality, hours, or availability. | Regional inclusion and a company profile do not prove origin eligibility, available capacity, minimums, compliance, workmanship, or commercial fit. | A visible drawdown is not automatically a complete, corrected, rights-cleared, or loom-compatible project plan. Full draft data and advanced tools require a renewing subscription, and historical sources can contain errors or unclear provenance. Check shafts, treadles, tie-up, sett, yarn, floats, repeats, copyright status, and WIF compatibility before committing a warp. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Makers | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Latin America & Caribbean | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Free + paid |
| Format | Directory | Directory | Reference |
| Source type | First-party platform | First-party platform | First-party platform |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | QuiltMap describes free public search and free basic listings, community submissions and claims, and country routes covering North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. | The ConnectAmericas-powered platform exposes a company directory for manufacturers, importers, and input suppliers plus purchasing notices and a knowledge center. | Handweaving.net currently exposes the Ralph Griswold digital archive, document downloads, draft drawdown views, basic-account clipboards, and video tutorials without a paid subscription. Its subscription page reserves full drafts, WIF downloads, draft creation and editing, color tools, profile and block substitution, arrangement, repeats, and related browser tools for subscribers. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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