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| Decision field | Open accessTech Pack Release & Change-Control RecordGlobalRemove | Open accessHaberdasheroo UK Sewing DirectoryUnited Kingdom · Europe & MediterraneanRemove | Open accessFreeSewingGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Source production | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Production | Materials | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Building and releasing a tech pack without silent defaults, duplicate sources, or ambiguous final files | Finding UK fabric, notions, yarn, sewing services, or classes by location | Custom-fit home sewing patterns |
| Know before using | The record does not create product specifications, prove fit or manufacturability, select materials or construction settings, establish legal compliance, reproduce licensed standards, or replace qualified technical, production, quality, testing, sourcing, logistics, safety, compliance, and legal review. | Listings can be owner-submitted or team-added, and affiliate or marketplace relationships are commercial influences; verify current stock, price, opening, delivery, returns, and service quality directly. | A generated pattern is not independent fit evidence or a production-ready graded block. The result still depends on accurate measurements, the selected design and options, ease assumptions, fabric behavior, construction, and representative test garments. An account stores saved patterns and measurement sets, so review the platform's privacy terms before retaining personal measurements. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Makers | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | United Kingdom · Europe & Mediterranean | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Marketplace | Software |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Commercial marketplace | Open-source project |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The guide cites published ISO documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam sources plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it discloses ISO 10013:2021's current review stage, and its working record makes organization-specific requirements, suppliers, evidence, issues, and approvals explicit. | The public directory exposes location and shop-type discovery, while the platform states that business listings have no monthly fee and revenue comes from affiliate partnerships and marketplace commissions. | FreeSewing's official documentation says the browser editor drafts a selected design in real time from a measurement set rather than scaling or grading a standard-size pattern. Users can adjust design options and export the generated result, including as PDF; saving the pattern to an account is optional and is used to revisit it later. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 27, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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