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| Decision field | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | PaidTUKAcadGlobalRemove |
|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | ||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Yarn | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | 2D patternmaking and grading with public plan tiers |
| 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. | TUKAcad is Windows software; the official Mac route requires a separate virtual Windows environment. Pattern-piece, graded-size, marker, import and export, digitizing, and production-output capabilities vary materially by paid tier. A CAD file or marker report does not prove fit or factory readiness, so verify formats, grade rules, seam and production data, hardware, training, and downstream compatibility before subscribing. |
| Practical access | ||
| For | Makers | Both |
| Location or jurisdiction | European Union | Global |
| Access | Open access | Paid |
| Format | Directory | Software |
| Source type | Community database | First-party platform |
| 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. | Tukatech's current TUKAcad page publishes monthly Learning and Professional editions for digital patternmaking and grading, with a higher tier adding marker making, data import and export, digitizing, cut-data optimization, and yield reports. It discloses plan limits on pattern pieces, graded sizes, and marker dimensions, plus built-in help, block templates, a trial, Windows requirements, and the Windows-on-Mac route. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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