Hello! I just have a question about free patterns regarding selling stuff made from a free pattern.
I see a lot of free patterns or tutorials on YouTube where they never explicitly say you can or can’t seek items made from the pattern, what do i do in this situation? Would it be bad to sell stuff made from the pattern if they never explicitly give permission?
Thank you!
Most designers are fine with you selling the items you make with their pattern, just make sure to give proper credit to them for making it
Ohh okay thank you!
Of course! Im always glad to help 
I would look through the comments and see if anyone asked and if they got a reply from the designer/wrote a comment yourself if you want to make sure
the designer’s copyright protects the actual pattern itself, the patterns actual words and the designer’s photos within the pattern, not the items made, at least in the US. Other countries’ copyright laws might differ from this.
When in doubt, consult an IP (intellectual property) attorney
Most people are fine, but you do have to credit them as the designer!
There is no legal requirement to credit the designer. But it is polite to give them credit.
I had a bunch of things listed for sale and then recieved a message from a pattern designer telling me to remove the product I made using their pattern from my list. I had no idea that was something someone could do! I’m sure it’s not legally binding, but I didn’t want to upset them so I took it down. I had only made it with the intent to sell so it was a bit frustrating. But now I just plan to use it as a gift instead
Sometimes designers do that and it’s unfortunate.
Some of them might not feel that the item has not been made “well enough” and might reflect badly on their design.
While they own the pattern wording and the photos that accompany the pattern in a lot of cases they have no right to restrict sales of the make.
Of course this depends on the laws where they live. A designer really should consult a qualified intellectual property attorney to double check before they go ballistic on the pattern buyer. It just makes them look bad if they have no legal basis for their demands. The word will get out that they are unreasonable and people won’t buy their patterns
ohhhh okayyyy thanks
Just an idea and I’m not trying to defend anything, but maybe they are also trying to sell finished items from their pattern and they didn’t want any competition?
That could be true! We didn’t chat much I just said sorry and took it down right away.