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| Decision field | Open accessTaiwan Functional Textiles Certification SearchTaiwan · East AsiaRemove | Open accessPattern Grading & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove | Free + paidMaker’s RowUnited States · North AmericaRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit | Source production |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Patterns & fit | Production |
| Best for | Finding Taiwan products certified for a named textile function | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence | Finding US production partners |
| Know before using | A listed approval applies to the identified product and function, not every output from the company; confirm scope, validity, test method, supply terms, and current certificate status. | 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. | A factory profile, platform label, bid, estimate, or message does not establish current identity, factory ownership, capability, capacity, workmanship, pricing, compliance, delivery, or project fit. Paid-plan visibility can affect who responds. Verify the production site, subcontracting, references, samples, quality and compliance records, specifications, commercial terms, and remedies directly. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Taiwan · East Asia | Global | United States · North America |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Free + paid |
| Format | Directory | Stitch Authority | Marketplace |
| Source type | Official registry | Stitch Authority | Commercial marketplace |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The registry returned current approval records with supplier names, functional claims, and approval numbers under the Taiwan Functional Textiles system. | 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. | Maker's Row currently lets a brand submit a project before advance sign-up, then provides access to an account. Its project workflow records product details and files and connects projects with factories by location and specialty. Search guidance lists apparel capabilities such as pattern making, sourcing, sample making, and production. Factory access to bids is plan-dependent. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 14, 2026 | Jul 27, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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