Fabric databases, pattern and fit tools, weaving, dyeing, repair, standards, and production directories. Source-checked, candid about limitations, and free to search.
20 resources in Global
Fifty fabrics compared by fibre, weight, weave, stretch, handle, care, and the projects they suit.
Choosing fabric before you cut
A comparison guide, not a live stock list or substitute for ordering a swatch.
Convert fabric mass per unit area between g/m² and avoirdupois oz/yd² with an explicit unit-only decision boundary.
Translating the same fabric mass-per-area result between metric and U.S. customary listings
The result is a numerical unit conversion, not a new measurement or conformance decision; it does not establish sample or lot representativeness, significant digits, drape, warmth, opacity, thickness, stretch, strength, shrinkage, durability, sewability, end use, target, or tolerance.
Estimate yardage by garment type, size, width, and pattern direction.
Planning a fabric purchase
A planning estimate; use the pattern layout when one is available.
Supplier, product, equipment, and company directories across the technical-textile supply chain.
Technical and specialty textiles
Directory inclusion does not establish suitability, current capacity, or product certification.
A commercial fabric, trim, print, and garment-production marketplace with swatch ordering and global logistics support.
Sourcing swatches and low-MOQ fabric options
Marketplace claims and supplier fit still require sample review, documentation checks, and commercial due diligence.
A commercial B2B workflow for material briefs, supplier discovery, comparison, compliance data, and sourcing collaboration.
Structured material sourcing across teams
Built for professional sourcing teams; public pricing and full marketplace access are not provided on the main site.
A yarn-substitution database that compares gauge, fibre, texture, put-up, and construction.
Replacing a discontinued or unavailable yarn
A suggested match is a shortlist; swatch to confirm gauge, hand, color, and fabric behavior.
A community-maintained database for knitting and crochet patterns, yarns, projects, designers, and shops.
Broad pattern, yarn, and project research
Community and designer records vary; confirm purchase terms, errata, and current yarn availability at the source.
A fillable request for comparing textile and trim suppliers against the same construction, performance, traceability, quantity, price, and sample requirements.
Requesting comparable fabric, trim, or component offers
The request does not set product-specific pass values, prove fitness or safety, validate claims, replace laboratory testing, or determine legal compliance.
A current exhibitor search for functional fabrics, garment makers, trims, labels, zippers, transfers, finishes, treatments, and related services.
Finding technical material and component specialists before a trade-show meeting
It represents current trade-show participants, not the whole market; a profile does not establish available capacity, minimums, certification, workmanship, or project fit.
A year-round product and company showroom for leather, synthetics, fabrics, accessories, components, services, and small metal parts.
Exploring leather and component suppliers for footwear, bags, apparel, and accessories
The showroom represents participating companies and supports discovery only; verify current collections, material claims, chemical requirements, origin, minimums, capacity, and commercial terms directly.
A year-round professional sourcing platform for materials, components, supplier know-how, samples, appointments, stock service, and low-quantity options.
Comparing selected suppliers and finding low-quantity or stock-service options
Access requires a professional account and company details; the selected exhibitor pool, private catalogues, claims, price, stock, minimums, and delivery still require direct confirmation.
A source-reviewed regional field guide and fillable record for finding fabric, yarn, fibre, haberdashery, quilting, artisan, and professional material routes, then verifying listing models, seller identity, exact stock, buying units, rights, and current transaction terms.
Moving from a community map, association list, government catalogue, curated directory, or marketplace result to a current, comparable visit or purchase decision
The guide and record do not verify or endorse a seller, artisan, directory, product, service, price, claim, certification, rights position, labour practice, quality, accessibility, delivery, return eligibility, privacy practice, or project fit, and listings, stock, hours, terms, and ownership can change after review.
A community-maintained map of nearly 1,500 confirmed fabric shops, online sellers, reuse sources, chains, and other material stops across multiple countries.
Finding a physical or online fabric seller near a location
The map is a work in progress, lacks a fabric-type filter, and depends on volunteer corrections; confirm the shop, location, hours, stock type, online status, and terms directly.
A modern international map for quilt shops, guilds, events, retreats, longarm services, repair providers, and brands across a growing set of countries.
Finding quilt-material sellers and adjacent quilting services by country or map
Coverage is quilting-specific and uneven by country; businesses can pay for enhanced features, and community or owner updates do not verify inventory, service quality, hours, or availability.
A global community directory of local yarn shops connected to yarn brands, shop pages, groups, and optional in-store pattern sales.
Finding yarn shops by location and checking which yarns a shop declares
Searching requires a free Ravelry account, records are shop-managed, and optional paid logo or text ads exist; confirm that a shop and its declared brands, stock, hours, and services are current.
A source-reviewed working guide and fillable record for connecting a GSM or oz/yd² result to its material, test option, sampling, conditioning, product requirement, adjacent properties, trials, and purchase disposition.
Replacing universal light, mid, and heavyweight charts with comparable fabric evidence and product-specific decisions
The record does not provide universal fabric-weight classes, garment recommendations, test values, targets, tolerances, sampling counts, lot acceptance, drape or performance conclusions, compliance, or a substitute for representative swatches, product trials, and qualified textile, testing, product, quality, safety, sourcing, and compliance review.
A source-reviewed working guide and fillable record for preserving textile provenance, separating components and evidence questions, commissioning qualified analysis, and avoiding unsafe home burn-test conclusions.
Investigating an unknown textile without using flame, smoke, odor, or residue as composition, flammability, care, safety, or compliance proof
The record does not identify a submitted textile, provide a home burn procedure, turn an observation into a fibre or blend result, choose a laboratory method, establish flammability or market compliance, validate a care instruction, or replace qualified laboratory, textile, conservation, safety, compliance, and legal review.
A source-reviewed working guide and fillable record for moving from a Craft Yarn Council category or WPI screen to project-specific comparison of yarn identity, put-up, structure, gauge, fabric, care, quantity, lot, cost, and approval.
Comparing an original and candidate yarn without treating the 0-7 category system, a familiar retail name, ply count, or WPI result as proof of interchangeability
The record does not verify a yarn label, certify fibre or origin, provide a regional ply crosswalk, predict exact quantity or cost, approve care, establish allergy safety, or prove finished fit, wear, durability, availability, or project success.
A source-reviewed working guide and fillable record for verifying a complete textile, translating product needs into testable properties, comparing representative specimens, and evaluating environmental claims with equivalent function and life-cycle boundaries.
Comparing natural, manufactured, and blended textiles without treating fibre origin as proof of comfort, performance, care, biodegradation, circularity, environmental superiority, or project fit
The record does not identify a submitted textile, validate a label or claim, select a material, prescribe a test or pass value, conduct an LCA, establish performance, safety, compliance, biodegradation, circularity, or environmental superiority, or replace qualified laboratories and material, environmental, compliance, legal, and product experts.
Prepare a source-backed suggestion or correction for the public review queue.
Contribute evidence →01Every external listing points to an official source.
02Access, audience, region, and the last check are visible before you click.
03Source verification is never presented as a provider-quality audit.
04Every listing has a correction route and a written limitation.
05Checks and material changes stay visible in an append-only maintenance trail.
Complete three realistic tasks on your own device. The runner records an anonymous session code, task outcome, one friction category, and timing. It does not ask for your name, email, free-text notes, audio, video, or screen recording.
Self-guided sessions expose search and labeling problems but remain separate from the moderated validation target.