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| Decision field | Open accessQuiltMapGlobalRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Open accessSeam Allowance ConverterGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Yarn | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Finding quilt-material sellers and adjacent quilting services by country or map | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Translating a seam allowance already stated by a pattern or controlled specification |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Makers | Makers | Both |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | European Union | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Directory | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | First-party platform | Community database | Stitch Authority |
| 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 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. | 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. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jul 28, 2027 |
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