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| Decision field | Open accessYarnSubGlobalRemove | Open accessOpen Supply HubGlobalRemove |
|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | ||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Source production |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Yarn | Production |
| Best for | Building a substitution shortlist for a discontinued or unavailable yarn before checking quantity, availability, and a representative swatch | Researching production locations and affiliations |
| Know before using | A suggested match is a data-based shortlist, not proof that the yarn suits the pattern or maker. Records can be incomplete or wrong, price bands are approximate, availability varies by country and seller, and shade-level matching is unavailable. YarnSub says affiliate status does not change suggestions, but equally rated matches are ordered by brand popularity. Confirm required gauge, total length, fibre behavior, construction, care, colour, dye lot, accessibility, price, availability, and seller terms, then make and assess a representative swatch before committing. | The platform combines stakeholder-contributed, public-list, facility-claimed, and partner data with different origins and update paths. A facility record, contributor connection, claim, certification field, or shared OS ID is not a quality endorsement, ownership finding, complete supplier relationship, current capacity statement, or due-diligence result. Inspect the source badges, contributors, dates, duplicates, claimed fields, and linked evidence, then verify the facility and intended business relationship directly. |
| Practical access | ||
| For | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Reference | Directory |
| Source type | First-party platform | Community database |
| Account, payment, and exit | ||
| Access scope | Maker comparing a replacement for a named yarn before buying. | Researcher or apparel team searching production locations or operationalizing facility data. |
| Before an account | Search a named yarn, inspect suggested substitutes, and filter by fibre and approximate price band without creating an account. | Search and explore facility records without payment. The provider states that the platform is free to search, contribute to, and explore. |
| Free-account boundary | The checked core substitution route does not require an account, and the FAQ does not offer user-entered yarn records. | A free account supports search, contribution, profile viewing, and download of up to 5,000 production locations. |
| Payment boundary | No subscription is presented for the core route. Affiliate retailer links and optional donations help fund the site; equal-rated matches are ordered by brand popularity. | Paid products support continuous API access, custom or bulk data work, and embedded maps. Cost and commitment vary by product and scale. |
| Cancellation or exit | There is no account or recurring plan to cancel for the core route. The newsletter has a separate unsubscribe link. | The current solutions page does not state cancellation, renewal, or post-cancel terms for paid products. Resolve those terms in the order or contract before integration. |
| Saved work and data | YarnSub does not expose an API and does not accept user-entered yarn details. Use the data-issue link on a yarn page for corrections. | The free account includes a bounded download; paid products add custom exports and API access. Contributor, claimed, and partner fields have different provenance and update paths. |
| Source and review | ||
| What the source establishes | YarnSub's official FAQ says its matching software compares gauge, texture, yarn weight and density, fibre content, and fibre qualities such as drape and softness. Discontinued yarns remain searchable as starting points but are excluded from suggestions. Result filters can exclude animal, animal-derived, synthetic, or plant fibre groups and use a subjective $ to $$$$$ price indicator. The site does not accept user-entered yarn details, individual shade cards, or expose an API. Each yarn page provides a data-issue route. | Open Supply Hub's current guide supports facility-name or OS ID, contributor, location, sector, parent-company, facility-type, processing-type, product-type, and worker-count searches, with contributor information visible on facility data. Manual search is open, a free account supports bounded data downloads, and paid services cover larger or programmatic access. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 24, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 |
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