I’m not good at typing and didn’t intend to get so many comments. Example if I just wanted to filter out Yarnspirations (all patterns are free and yes are designed by crafters like ourselves). Anyways I apologize for the confusion and will be removing my suggestion. Have a wonderful day to all.
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what do you mean by commercial retailers here? im not trying to be rude, im just a bit confused by what you mean. from what I’ve seen, all the patterns here are by small businesses
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you don’t have to name any, but could you describe what makes them seem more like commercial retailers? i genuinely don’t understand and i want to
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Essentially everyone on this platform is a small business. You simply cannot commercialize crochet patterns in the way you are suggesting. People want to sell their patterns, because they put effort into it, but still want to share their work. Unless you are thinking there are ai patterns, no work on this app can be commercialized. I understand you may not like that things are expensive, but people need to be paid for their work. If they didn’t sell their patterns for profit, they would be in a net loss.
Ribblr is a preferred platform for larger pattern creators to share their work, without the risk of it being spread around due to it being a pdf. Patterns you buy off of Etsy and Kofi are often able to be easily spread, without people paying for that pattern. No matter on the size of their Instagram following, they are not a commercial shop.
Unless you can give specific examples, this feature would be absolutely pointless for ribblr to program in, since people selling their patterns doesn’t make it a commercial shop.
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Professionalism doesn’t equal commercial.
People have pride in their abilities to create a professional looking shop, as it shows they are committed to the creation aspect of selling patterns. There isn’t much personalization in ribblr shops, so people ensure their patterns are in depth, so they can ensure people know what they are buying.
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I don’t think I’ve seen any shops doing that here, sorry
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Im sorry to say it, but unless you give specific examples, I am under the belief that this isn’t happening.
Some actual companies, like the Woobles for example, are using multiple people to create patterns, but the kits are priced with that in mind. If the pattern creators separated from the company, it would be harder for them to get their work out there.
Even if shops were doing this, you have no actual proof. If someone buys a pattern off of someone, that means that they paid for the rights to that pattern. Yes the pattern creator would make less money in the long run, but that is the choice of the pattern creator and the alleged seller.
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Yarnspirations pays their pattern creators. And they sell yarn as well as they own a website with ads. That alone proves that they are paying their employees and creators!