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| Decision field | Open accessControlled Tech Pack OrientationGlobalRemove | Free downloadPeru Minedu Patronaje ProgramPeru · Latin America & CaribbeanRemove | Free downloadSeamly2DGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Source production | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit |
| Area | Production | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work | Comparing a patternmaking curriculum, qualification claim, learning plan, or portfolio brief with Peru's published national program competencies and achievement indicators | Digital pattern drafting |
| Know before using | An orientation rather than a completed product record; it does not supply a universal format, licensed standard content, measurements, tolerances, construction settings, labels, approvals, compliance conclusion, or product-release authority. | This is a national program reference whose published program version is marked updated November 6, 2018, although Minedu still lists Patronaje in the current CNOF. It is not a current course-opening directory, enrollment offer, school recommendation, complete syllabus, teaching-quality assessment, professional license, practitioner certification, ready pattern, universal size or grading system, product-fit proof, or evidence that an individual completed the competencies. Confirm the current catalogue status, authorized institution, offered plan, admission, delivery, assessment, title, local recognition, equipment, software, safety, cost, accessibility, and product-specific pattern and fit evidence directly. | Patternmaking knowledge, controlled measurement files, production conventions, and sewn fit testing are still required. The software does not validate body measurements, ease, balance, grading rules, fabric behavior, construction, or product fit. The project currently labels its user wiki manual as needing updates, so confirm current commands and file behavior against the installed release and active support channels. |
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| For | Apparel brands | Both | Both |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Peru · Latin America & Caribbean | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free download | Free download |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Reference | Software |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Official registry | Open-source project |
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| What the source establishes | The guide cites current ISO sources for documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam boundaries plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it explicitly separates those authorities from product-specific technical and market decisions. | Peru's Ministry of Education currently lists Patronaje under garment manufacturing in the National Catalogue of Training Offerings, whose industry-manufacturing orientation page records a last change on June 4, 2026. The official program is code C0714-2-002 at technical level, with 80 credits and 1,760 hours. Its seven competency units cover obtaining base and graded garment patterns from a technical specification; preparing, sewing, and validating a prototype; manually or digitally laying out pattern pieces; spreading material; cutting; preparing cut pieces for production; and joining garment pieces. The connected achievement indicators name specifications, measurements, seam information, trims, finishes, base size and scale, client requirements, material optimization, cutting orders, occupational safety, and production handoff. | The maintained Seamly2D repository identifies the application as GPLv3+ open-source patternmaking software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It reads multi-size measurement files for standardized sizes and individual measurement files for custom-fit work, publishes downloadable builds and releases, and links an active website and user forum. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 16, 2027 | Oct 14, 2026 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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