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Rachel Firestone
Ok, I've been wondering this since I started crocheting. I'm a stay at home mom and I have 3 kids. My hubby works but we could definitely use another income. And I would love to make some kind of income from my crafting and crochet. I don't want him working any more than he is, because then he loses family time and we have a 9 month old son. My question is, If a free pattern does NOT ask that you not sell the finished product from their pattern, would you feel comfortable selling it? I've done a little searching and found that pattern designers have rights to the pattern/written instructions, but not the end result. But if I got a free pattern or a paid pattern that asked me not to sell the finished item, I would not sell it out of respect for the designer. And I don't want that kind of negative publicity and I'm not a dishonest person.
I would love to be able to design my own patterns, but I don't think I have a good enough understanding of the stitches and techniques of crochet to design my own, say, amigurumi (which I thoroughly enjoy making).
I, personally, wouldn't care what people did with the end product if I provided a pattern for the public. I just wouldn't want people to sell or distribute my pattern except through me and what ever means I chose to sell or offer my pattern. Like, if I chose to offer a free pattern of my own design through Craftsy.com, I'd want it only offer through there. But people would be more than welcome to link back to the site when telling people where they got the pattern.
So how do you feel about this subject? What about YouTube? I have yet to notice anyone's disclaimer stating the end product should not be sold. I'm guessing because the instructions are not written?
I would like to note that I have not sold, nor given away anything I have crocheted. Everything I've made so far has been put in a drawer or given to my kids
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