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| Decision field | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Free accountRavelryGlobalRemove | Open accessTech Pack Definition, Contents & LimitsGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Choose materials | Source production |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Yarn | Yarn | Production |
| Best for | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Broad pattern, yarn, and project research | Understanding what a tech pack must control before using a template or releasing work |
| Know before using | 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. | An account is required and community, publisher, designer, shop, yarn, project, and connected-app records can vary in currency and accuracy. The checked public pages do not establish API credential eligibility, current endpoints, scopes, rate limits, support, app quality, or a complete account export. Search results, ratings, favorites, and project examples do not establish pattern accuracy, yarn availability, seller reliability, fit, gauge, or project suitability. Confirm current developer terms, files, errata, license, purchase and refund terms, measurements, yarn details, and shop information with the responsible source. | 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. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Makers | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | European Union | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free account | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Community | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Community database | Community database | Stitch Authority |
| Account, payment, and exit | |||
| Access scope | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Knitter or crocheter researching patterns and yarns while keeping notebook records. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Before an account | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Official about, apps, Goodies, login, and signup pages are public. The useful database, notebook, community, and API root require sign-in. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Free-account boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | A free account requires a valid email signup link and enables the database, notebook, directories, groups, and forums. The public Goodies page sends developers to an account-gated API group; it does not establish current credential eligibility, scopes, endpoints, rate limits, or support. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Payment boundary | 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. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Cancellation or exit | 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. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Saved work and data | Not yet reviewed at this level. | The Goodies page documents a stash spreadsheet and a Project Progress API JSON route, but it says exports are limited and does not establish one complete account export. Keep source files and critical records locally. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | 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. | Ravelry's official description identifies a user-driven database of knitting and crochet patterns and yarns, searchable directories, and a personal notebook. Community members and volunteer editors maintain database records. The current official Goodies page exposes an account-gated developer API route, a limited Project Progress API JSON export, and a stash spreadsheet; the official apps directory lists third-party apps that connect to Ravelry. | The guide cites published ISO sources for documented-information, garment-measurement, stitch, and seam boundaries plus current U.S. FTC textile and care-labeling guidance; it discloses that ISO 10013:2021's 2026 systematic review is at close-of-review stage and separates every cited authority from product-specific technical and market decisions. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 26, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 |
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