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| Decision field | Open accessYarn Database EU Dyers and MakersEuropean UnionRemove | Open accessSwatch-to-Area Yarn EstimatorGlobalRemove |
|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | ||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Choose materials |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Yarn | Yarn |
| Best for | Finding independent EU yarn or fibre dyers with off-Ravelry purchase routes | Documenting a bounded sample-to-area yarn calculation when the equivalent area is already known and genuinely comparable with the sample |
| 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. | The worksheet does not establish that a sample represents a project, derive the area of shaped pieces, account for construction or openings, prescribe reserve, supply typical project quantities, round to packages, verify label values, guarantee required quantity, check dye-lot supply, or replace a tested pattern amount. Yarn, tool, maker, strand count, stitch or texture, density, treatment, finishing, planned area, and supply decisions remain project-specific. |
| Practical access | ||
| For | Makers | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | European Union | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Community database | Stitch Authority |
| 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. | The worksheet performs visible proportional arithmetic on user-entered sample dimensions, sample yarn length or weight-derived length, equivalent area, and optional reserve. Craft Yarn Council pattern-writing guidance says yarn amounts and package counts should be recorded in instructions, and its consumer guidance ties project instructions to a stated yarn amount and representative gauge; those sources do not establish a universal sample-to-area method, project range, or reserve. NIST defines 1 yard as exactly 0.9144 metre for the secondary unit display. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 11, 2027 | Jul 28, 2027 |
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