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| Decision field | Open accessSupplier Screening BriefGlobalRemove | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Open accessHook & Needle Diameter ReferenceGlobalRemove | Open accessApparel Grade-Rule & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Source production | Choose materials | Learn techniques | Find patterns & fit |
| Area | Production | Yarn | Yarn | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Turning a supplier lead into a scoped, reviewable decision | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Checking which U.S. alias the current Craft Yarn Council table gives a known metric package size before confirming project gauge | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence |
| Know before using | The brief is not an audit, legal opinion, customs determination, certificate validation, credit review, or performance guarantee; risk-appropriate verification remains necessary. | 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. | The reference is not a dimensional measurement, manufacturer inspection, UK or Canadian conversion, steel-hook chart, tool recommendation, yarn assignment, gauge result, or proof that a proposed tool will produce the required fabric. | The record does not create a production grade, supply universal increments or breakpoints, validate a CAD file or fit population, reproduce licensed standards, or replace qualified anthropometric, pattern, technical-design, fit, quality, accessibility, safety, statistical, and user-research review. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Apparel brands | Makers | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | European Union | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Directory | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Community database | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
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| What the source establishes | The brief translates OECD garment-sector due diligence, official trade guidance, customs traceability expectations, and certificate-scope controls into a claim-by-claim decision record. | 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. | The lookup reproduces the current public Craft Yarn Council metric and U.S. alias rows and follows the Council's warning that company letter and number labels vary; blank aliases remain blank instead of being inferred. | The guide cites current ISO body-table, size-designation, and garment-measurement boundaries plus two peer-reviewed studies that tested the relationship between conventional grade rules, anthropometric evidence, and garment fit; it requires product-specific target deltas and validation instead of publishing universal increments. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 15, 2027 | Jan 11, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 |
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