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| Decision field | Open accessSample Review & Approval RecordGlobalRemove | Free + paidThreadloop Sewing Pattern DatabaseGlobalRemove | Free accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemove | Free accountRavelryGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Source production | Find patterns & fit | Source production | Choose materials |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Production | Patterns & fit | Production | Yarn |
| Best for | Approving a named sample without accidentally approving bulk | Searching current and out-of-print sewing patterns | Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities | Broad pattern, yarn, and project research |
| Know before using | The record does not validate every size or user, prove bulk conformity, prescribe universal defect classes or AQL, replace testing or inspection, or establish compliance. | 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. | An account is required and community, publisher, designer, shop, yarn, and project records can vary in currency and accuracy. Search results, ratings, favorites, and project examples do not establish pattern accuracy, yarn availability, seller reliability, fit, gauge, or project suitability. Confirm current files, errata, license, purchase and refund terms, measurements, yarn details, and shop information with the responsible source. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Apparel brands | Makers | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free + paid | Free account | Free account |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Community | Marketplace | Community |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | 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. | Knitter or crocheter researching patterns and yarns while keeping notebook records. |
| 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. | Official about, login, and signup pages are public, but the useful database, notebook, and community route requires sign-in. |
| 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 requires a valid email signup link and enables the database, notebook, directories, groups, and forums. |
| 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. | The core platform account is free. Individual patterns and other marketplace items may have separate provider-set prices; those purchases are not a user subscription. |
| 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 checked public about, login, and signup pages do not establish cancellation, deletion, or post-exit access. Verify the current in-account help before contributing records. |
| 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 personal notebook can hold projects, stash, tools, and a pattern library, but the checked public pages do not establish a complete export route. Keep source files and critical records locally. |
| Source and review | ||||
| What the source establishes | The record applies version and lot controls from textile testing plus current ISO and ASQ acceptance-sampling boundaries to separate sample approval from bulk release. | 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. | Ravelry's official description identifies a user-driven database of knitting and crochet patterns and yarns, searchable directories for designers, pattern sources, local yarn stores and yarn brands, and a personal notebook for projects, stash, tools, library items, queues, and favorites. Community members and volunteer editors add and maintain the database records. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 15, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 |
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