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| Decision field | Open accessQuiltMapGlobalRemove | Free + paidThreadloop Sewing Pattern DatabaseGlobalRemove | Free accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemove | Open accessOpen Supply HubGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit | Source production | Source production |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Patterns & fit | Production | Production |
| Best for | Finding quilt-material sellers and adjacent quilting services by country or map | Searching current and out-of-print sewing patterns | Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities | Researching production locations and affiliations |
| 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. | Community members add and quality-control the records, so confirm sizing, measurements, fabric suggestions, format, availability, errata, license, and purchase terms with the designer or publisher. Adding an entry to a stash does not provide the pattern files. Saved searches and private PDF storage are paid Plus features, and a listing or review does not establish pattern accuracy or fit. | The company count is a changing platform claim. Search fields, profiles, certificates, locations, and account access do not independently verify the legal entity, factory ownership, capability, capacity, certificate validity or scope, compliance performance, delivery, or project fit. Confirm the site and subcontracting, credentials with issuers, samples, audits when appropriate, specifications, contracts, and commercial terms. | 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. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Makers | Makers | Apparel brands | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free + paid | Free account | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Community | Marketplace | Directory |
| Source type | First-party platform | Community database | Commercial marketplace | Community database |
| Account, payment, and exit | ||||
| Access scope | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Sewer searching pattern records or organizing patterns, projects, fabric, notions, and private files. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Researcher or apparel team searching production locations or operationalizing facility data. |
| Before an account | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Browse the pattern database, guide, designers, publications, and public community areas without creating an account. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Search and explore facility records without payment. The provider states that the platform is free to search, contribute to, and explore. |
| Free-account boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | A free account needs no card and supports a stash, wishlist, projects, reviews, and personal organization. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | A free account supports search, contribution, profile viewing, and download of up to 5,000 production locations. |
| Payment boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Plus adds PDF pattern storage, collections, saved searches, bulk editing, and other workflow features on monthly or annual billing. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Paid products support continuous API access, custom or bulk data work, and embedded maps. Cost and commitment vary by product and scale. |
| Cancellation or exit | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Cancel through an in-account link. Paid features remain through the current billing cycle, then the account returns to free features. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | 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. |
| Saved work and data | Not yet reviewed at this level. | The terms say submitted materials remain yours, but the checked public pages do not explain a full export or how stored PDFs behave after downgrade. Keep originals outside the platform. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | 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. |
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| 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. | Threadloop's official guide describes an independent, fully crowdsourced database covering available and out-of-print sewing patterns. Its search supports pattern type, fabric type, age group, body type, cup size, level, format, file features, language, measurements, availability, and other filters; members can also track a stash, wishlist, projects, reviews, and discussions. Current terms state that the free plan requires no card, paid upgrades start billing immediately, cancellation retains paid features through the current cycle, and the account then returns to free features. | FOURSOURCE's current public network page presents an operator-reported global company count and country or territory search. It says logged-in users can narrow results by compliance certificates, product groups, fabric types, target groups, minimum order quantities, and other fields, with a free-trial and supplier sign-up route. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 |
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