Finding a Manufacture ✷ HOW I MADE MY FIRST PLUSHIES ✷ tips to manufacture products on Alibaba!

[@ashleyrosepeters]

Hello everyone! Thank you for your insight about manufacturing the duck pattern. It did not occur to me that this might cause concern with the original designer's pattern, so I appreciate you all bringing this to my attention. I in no way intended to harm the original creator and was lost in the fact that she said we could sell the final product - meaning handmade goods! I have reached out to the original creator to get her input on the situation and will NOT be selling the plushies regardless ❤. I have NOT and will not sell these items unless I get permission from crcochetedbyel. Again, thank you all for bringing this to my attention! It’s easy to lose sight and get caught up in something I shouldn’t have, so I sincerely appreciate everyone’s feedback😊🩵

[@44Lisbeth]

regardless on her answer, you should stop making it. It leaves a bad taste and can in the end coast you more then you are willing to pay. What would you think if someone did this to you and first very late in the process reached out to you? So even if you get permission, it has harmed you and your bussines, because you knew from the very get go that ist wasn't your pattern. I hope that people won't buy the duck, if you continue.

[@teacheraprilrogers]

You can say you got lost in the fact that she said we could sell the final product. I do not understand how you can think it is ok to take someone else hard work that they have given to you to use for free and mass produce it. I am glad that you traded out to her but for me personally it is to little to late. I personally hope she tells you no.

[@ashleyrosepeters]

@@44Lisbeth I will not be selling the manufactured plushies

[@ashleyrosepeters]

@@teacheraprilrogers I have learned a lesson for sure and regardless I will not be selling the plushies after hearing feedback. I genuinely did not understand the severity of the situation until hearing input from everyone, so for that I am grateful it is happening sooner rather than later 😞

[@cheezywheezy1]

A commission on her design? Oh bless you. 🙄🙄🙄🙄 she should get every cent. You STOLE her design!

[@CatCakeCrochet]

You are a talented crocheter, why didn’t you make your own pattern instead of manufacturing someone else’s?

[@ashleyrosepeters]

@@CatCakeCrochet thank you! I haven’t really dabbled in pattern creating yet; however the build your own duck concept was something that stuck due to the popularity 😅. I am hoping in the future to create other animals aside just the duck😊

[@Jean-dk2xl]

@@ashleyrosepeters You didn't 'create' the duck though. Someone else did,

[@Coffeeislife33]

@@ashleyrosepetersyou stole someone else’s design! Will you be sharing any compensation? Never mind I know the answer

[@destinystewart7267]

@@Coffeeislife33if you read the update she realized what she did wrong and she’s trying to make it right with the creator of the design hopefully they can work something out does suck to throw $1000 down the drain but should have done the research first. I

[@palomagonzalez3448]

Realized or got caught? Seriously though that is a HUGE oversight​@@destinystewart7267

[@robynlacroix4170]

Im pretty sure the pattern you used was intended for sale of HANDMADE crocheted plushies. That youre manufactoring someone elses pattern is awful. What if this starts a trend and you in fact hurt the entire crochet community. I feel this is horrible and if you cant keep up with the demand of crocheting them by hand as intended then enlist some friends to help you out or take orders like the rest of us do, dont have them made overseas my god.

[@i.love.claire]

the fact that you came from cats vid..

[@ciarahaskins2147]

I ageee. What she is doing is not right at all. She should have gotten permission from crocheted by el. It’s morally wrong

[@ashleyrosepeters]

Thank you so much for this insight🩵. I have addressed the matter in my pinned comment and am looking to fix my mistakes by contacting the original creator

[@irmagarcia4012]

This isn't about right or wrong this is ILLEGAL. El needs to take legal action.

[@destinystewart7267]

Well now we gotta put Dont mass manufacturer products in our patterns now to 😔🤦‍♀️

[@OneVioletRose]

Serious question: did you not do that before? Fabric plushie patterns pretty much always have that, so I thought the one or two crochet patterns I looked at were flukes

[@flootzavut30daychallenge]

@@OneVioletRoseI don't think it occurred to most crochet pattern designers that someone would attempt to mass produce their design; it's not possible if you are crocheting it (crochet can't be mass produced in any real way, someone could have a sweatshop make it I guess, but it can't be made on a machine), and it doesn't generally occur to someone that someone else might steal their design and make it into something that is able to be mass produced. A plushie made out of fabric is already inherently something there's a possibility you can take and mass produce, turning a crochet item into that requires more thought. (Which is kind of why so many people are flabbergasted/doubtful that a person could do this without going "huh, maybe I should ask the designer" 🤦🏻)

[@CutieKats]

This was a very insightful video about the manufacturing process 👍 However, I do agree with the others that the duck design belongs to crochetedbyel; and they do mention that they do not want the design to be copied or heavily referenced. They only allow the finished crocheted product to be sold. Unless you have their explicit permission, then of course disregard this part of the comment. Otherwise, I would urge you to reconsider mass producing their design. It won't bode well for your small business in the long run if the issue arises with crochetedbyel. You can easily design your own version of the duck and continue your "build your own duck" line.

[@Umahost62748]

The designer did not give her permission

[@ashleyrosepeters]

Thank you so much for this insight🩵. I have addressed the matter in my pinned comment and am looking to fix my mistakes by contacting the original creator

[@ashleydubois249]

What if you sell your OWN designs?

[@irmagarcia4012]

She can do whatever she wants with her own design. Legally she can't do anything but make the pattern she can't sell a pattern that isn't hers

[@adriana.ostfriesland]

What concerns me with your pinned comment is that it didn’t occurred to you that this MIGHT cause concern with the original designers pattern. This tells me that you are seriously lacking common sense. You are a grown woman. It’s almost scary to observe you didn’t even think about the consequences until someone pointed it out publicly.

[@ashleyrosepeters]

@@adriana.ostfriesland trust me I feel stupid lol. again I think I just got caught up in the “you can redistribute the final product” and didn’t think twice about making it handmade which is 100% my own fault

[@adriana.ostfriesland]

@@ashleyrosepeters lol? Really? You start your fist sentence with a lol? Why are you laughing out loud for? What is so funny?

[@JemriltheBard]

@@ashleyrosepeters so you're basically feeling bad because you misunderstood the small print. Not because you think it's morally wrong you didn't credit the designer, or because you are taking advantage of a small creator's work to make profits. Gotcha.

[@abbieliz396]

@@JemriltheBard calm down.

[@RosalieRuiz-b5u]

You took someones pattern and manufactured it without permission from the creator of the pattern. You are correct, the creator did say you could sell the final product of the handmade good but you had it manufactured which is not "handmade." To make things worse, you have never given her proper credit for the pattern. I'm sorry but what you are doing is wrong. It falls in the same category as people that take a pattern, make a couple of changes and then sell it as their own. It's all wrong.

[@ashleyrosepeters]

@@RosalieRuiz-b5u I totally agree with everything that you have said about not properly ensuring that this is okay to do. I have, however, credited her everywhere on my shop and anytime I sell the ducks and in descriptions! I know that doesn’t make it right to manufacture, but I am definitely trying to make it right now given all of the feedback from everyone!

[@jackieschneider7354]

There are safety standards for toys in USA. I would bet the China manufacturer does not meet standards of safety. You are opening yourself up to lawsuits if some child chokes on those eyes. Are there sharp pins on the interior of the eye? Is there a warning label saying not suitable for young child especially if contains magnets for head/hat? Don’t donate the toys…just destroy them.

[@bonnieocker7349]

Using someone else’s FREE pattern like this is so wrong. Why not come up with your own idea? One word, karma.

[@jengetscreative]

Hi! Can I make the ducks like “build you own duck” like you and sell them? I LUVV ur channel! You are so funny but also SUPER UNDERRATED

[@Coffeeislife33]

You can she stole the pattern from someone else

[@flootzavut30daychallenge]

The OG pattern isn't hers, so...

[@CrochetingWithSmiles]

I love your duck ideas, they are so cute! 🥰

[@ashleyrosepeters]

HEHE THANK UUU!

[@heatherghimire7744]

It's not hers she stole it

[@Blake-ip5pw]

they are so cute you just got a sub

[@ashleyrosepeters]

welcome🥹❤

[@deceptacon1015]

obviously you are insanely in the wrong. Not your creation.

[@Coffeeislife33]

Shame on you for not giving credit to the person whose pattern you stole. Actions like this will ruin people’s business

[@ashleyrosepeters]

@@Coffeeislife33 hello! I definitely made a mistake, and I am trying to fix it now by reaching out the the creator. I have always tried to credit the original creators pattern when possible though 🩵

[@destinystewart7267]

@@ashleyrosepeters um when? in all of ur videos u didnt mention the creator once all i heard was mine mine mine kept saying YOUR duck design not in caption or even in the videos

[@ashleyrosepeters]

@@destinystewart7267 oh I see you meanwhile I am talking about it! I see how that can come across as not crediting. I guess I didn’t think about it since I always put it in my descriptions, but you are right I should mention in the video while I am talking about it. I always mean that the build your own duck was a concept that I created, but I should definitely clarify that the pattern itself is not mine, even if I state it in the description!

[@CatCakeCrochet]

@@ashleyrosepetersplease don’t lie. I show your original descriptions in my video, you only added the designer afterwards. I would have fallen for you playing ignorance but to purposely lie about properly crediting the designer has made me lose all sense of sympathy for this situation

[@ashleyrosepeters]

@CatCakeCrochet I did update my videos, but in my first video I had every designer credited! Normally when I upload videos I reuse the descriptions; however it wasn’t until my second video where I reused the details which did not include the patterns. Again, I’m not meaning to steal her pattern on purpose :(. It has always been on my website in the description which is where I ultimately sell these products. Regardless, I will not be selling the manufactured plushies due to the feedback received and understanding the situation fully! I never meant to be deceptive by saying I had credited the designer, so again, I am sorry for coming across this way😔

[@adampeters1983]

I want one 🦧

[@ashleyrosepeters]

it wants you 👁️👄👁️