Fabric knowledge for better sourcing.

How to use the guides

FabStitch guides answer one subject you need before you shortlist cloth: weight and GSM, composition, weave, a comparison such as cotton versus linen, or how to source for a clothing brand. Each guide links to the fabrics and Best For edits that match its subject.

Read the guide when the term is the question. Open the marketplace when you need to see published fabrics. A guide does not add a price, a certificate, or a measurement the fabric page omits.

Fabric questions are a separate set of short answers, one question per page. Use them for a definition. Use a guide when the subject needs a longer explanation, a comparison, or a sourcing step.

Guides cite the catalog they are written against. If a fabric is named, follow the link and read that page. Do not treat the guide as a newer specification than the fabric page.

The index lists every published guide. Category filters on this page are a browsing aid. The canonical address of the index is this URL without a query.

After the guide, the next useful page is usually a collection, a Best For edit, or the marketplace. Pick the one that matches whether you are starting from a fibre, a garment, or a search.

Each guide has one subject. The GSM guide does not also answer cotton versus linen, and the comparison does not also answer how to inquire. Follow the related fabric links when you are ready to look at cloth.

Category filters on this index only change which cards you see. The canonical page is the unfiltered guide index, and each guide keeps its own address.

Fabric questions sit beside the guides. Use a question for one definition and a guide when the subject needs the longer note. The guide index does not repeat those answers.