Stitch Authority is a route map, not a certification body or secret ranking system. A checked listing means we found a current first-party source and described it from that evidence. It does not mean we audited a factory, tested a pattern, verified working conditions, guaranteed a certificate, or endorsed a provider for every project.
Name the evidence, not a vague badge.
Official source checked
We reached the organization’s own current page and checked that our description, access label, and destination matched what it publishes.
Official registry
The destination is maintained by the standard owner, certifier network, regulator, or program responsible for those records.
Community database
The records are maintained or supplemented by users. They can be valuable and deep, but important facts should be confirmed at the original source.
Independently assessed
Reserved for a documented assessment of provider quality, performance, or conditions. No current directory listing carries this claim.
Every record must earn its place.
Required to enter
- A useful job for makers, apparel brands, or both.
- A primary task and area that match how a visitor would seek it.
- A reachable official or first-party source.
- A precise access label and destination.
- A written best use and a candid limitation.
- Enough identity and scope to avoid a misleading duplicate.
Reasons to remove or revise
- The service closes, changes purpose, or becomes persistently unreachable.
- The description or access model can no longer be confirmed.
- A listing obscures material commercial incentives.
- A regulator, certifier, owner, or credible user supplies corrective evidence.
- The record creates more confusion than decision value.
Freshness follows risk.
Government guidance, regulation, certificate registries, and chemical standards.
Commercial access models, supplier directories, marketplaces, and community databases.
Stable internal reference tools, with additional checks after product changes.
Automated checks flag duplicate records, missing metadata, malformed dates, overdue reviews, and missing internal routes. External link checks are reviewed separately because legitimate sites sometimes block automated requests.
See every review due date and recorded change →The fastest path to trust is an easy correction.
Every directory record includes a prefilled “Report an issue” link. Reports should identify the resource, the incorrect detail, and a source when one is available. We prioritize broken destinations, safety or legal errors, false certification implications, incorrect access claims, and material conflicts of interest.
Prepare a directory correction →No paid placement. No disguised ranking.
Payment, affiliate commission, gifts, or personal relationships do not buy directory inclusion or a better position. If Stitch Authority later introduces sponsorship or affiliate revenue, those placements will be labeled and kept outside the evidence-based directory order. Commercial marketplaces can be listed when they are useful, but their business model is named in the record.