How to Avoid Rubbish-Quality Cross Stitch Patterns!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for being here Caterpillar Crew! Please like and subscribe and don't forget to claim your 9 FREE cross stitch patterns by tapping here: manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=UPA9pP&g=Ud7upB Sally and Ford

[@tatteredpage]

This was really helpful, thank you! One thing that I do is take a look at the overall collection. Many designers, and artists in general, tend to develop their own signature style. It's pretty clear from pattern to pattern that the same person had a hand in designing them. When I see an online shop with a variety of styles present, it's a flag to look closer at the patterns themselves.

[@SonovaStitch]

Yes, excellent point! The video was getting a little long already and this is a little harder to quantify so it didn't make the cut, but it's a very useful thing to look at. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@annettebusby9743]

Huge thank you to you for this video. I bought a pattern that just didn’t look right as I stitched, but I just thought it was me and kept going (3 months) thinking it would look better. It didn’t. I watched this and I now understand why. I have now reclaimed the rest of the fabric for a new project. Thank you again!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

You are so welcome! Please to hear this resonated and you were able to reclaim the fabric

[@mariavaldez7147]

I just ran across your channel at a time when i was going to give up cross stitch . Yes, give up! I actually have been doing this since i was a kid. I have created lots of beautiful projects, but I decided that as i got older, it was tedious. I saw your video on looping the stitch in the back to start the stitch, and I'm back. Will pass on your website to a friend who is in the same situation. God bless and thanks.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

This is great news! We're so pleased to hear you are carrying on!

[@Rosanne-o7v]

Excellent tips. Thanks so much Ford!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

You bet! Thanks for watching!

[@JillybeanL66]

Thanks for putting out this fantastic informational video. I like paper patterns, but recently started getting a few digital patterns. This was extremely helpful to avoid the nasty pitfalls.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching :)

[@AnnaK0810]

Very helpful information. Saved me money and time!

[@cherylkinkaid6801]

That's really useful information. Thanks.

[@mollyporemski2333]

This was really helpful! The trick about seeing if they've been stitched up is priceless!

[@SonovaStitch]

If people only take that tip with them, that will take care of most of it. Thanks for watching!

[@ljnoble5171]

@@SonovaStitch I've been caught out by the AI-generated apparently-stitched-up kind. Snark.

[@sandyp2485]

Good solid advice here. I haven't worried about buying charts online since I prefer paper and go to my local needlework shop. There are similar problems with kits offered online where what you see can't possibly be duplicated except on a computer. Hope you do a video on that.

[@debik3893]

Super helpful!! Thank you for this information.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dale3404]

Another thing to look for when there’s no stitched out example or a pattern to review, is the curves in the digital photo. It might look pretty, but will those curves look nice when stitched? Once I learned that trick, it saved me lots of time and frustration. These are good tips. Thank you for doing this.

[@SonovaStitch]

Yes, absolutely! Conversion software really struggles with curves, lines, and edges. That's where you can really tell whether the person making the pattern has put in the work to make it good or if they're just dumping it onto the market and letting the buyer worry about it. Thanks for watching!

[@bartlettje]

Very informative video. After watching this video, I'm hoping the pattern I'm working on will be ok! So far so good!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching!

[@lorid.3347]

Great info, Ford. Thx so much for being there for us!

[@HollyDolly05506]

As someone who enjoys stitching large, full coverage projects, these tips are still helpful even if my preference in one of the red flags. Lol. I typically will only use a well known seller such as HAED for these to save myself the hassle of getting a not-so-great finish. Last year I finished a 60,000+ project with 88 colors and it turned out lovely! My mom said she thought it was a photo not stitched when I shared my finished project with her.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

That sounds like an amazing piece!

[@sprutz_]

Thanks for your very interesting and helpful video. I already asked myself how to detect these untrustworthy shops

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Jeanne88B]

Great info! Thank you!❤❤

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@SuzanneRieke]

Learned a lot of useful information,

[@kalliearroyo9527]

Very helpful information. I’m just starting to stitch after a very long break. My feeds have been filled with gorgeous ads, but most look too good to be true. This video should help me decide if any are worth buying

[@SonovaStitch]

I hope it helps you find something wonderful to get back into the hobby! Thanks for watching!

[@gabyf001]

This is so very interesting and helpful. Thank you so much for all the information.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@janetrollins6361]

Thank you Ford! I was trapped before with some of these tips to avoid. Never again thanks to you! Some of the picture examples that I fell for online look "air brushed" and now I know will not look like that when stitched. Keep up the good work and thank you again!

[@Penelopestafford-s6g]

Very interesting. Thank you Ford!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for stopping by :)

[@cherylgates7848]

I wish you had made this sooner, lol. I did purchase some patterns from an online seller without realizing or knowing the quality. I haven't started the patterns yet but now I know not to be too disappointed in the results if they're not what I expected. Thank you so much for this, it's saved me a lot of heartache and money as I will NOT be purchasing any more from that site, only from the designer or a reputable seller like yourself.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

So pleased to hear this has helped. Thank you for watching!

[@sueinwue7820]

A lot of great cautionary tips. . I‘ve been hesitant to buy online patterns since my first try was definitely a bust. Now I have some tools to to enable me and the courage to try again. Thanks Ford!

[@SonovaStitch]

Glad my tips can help you feel confident to try again!

[@elizabethwilkinson2635]

I do crewelwork and your hints work for any form of craft

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching!

[@maryrapp1315]

Great information! Thank you!

[@teriroth6796]

Thank you so much for this! I have several shops and patterns bookmarked on Etsy. After watching your video I’m going to take a second look at each of them. May end up discarding some sellers and some patterns.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful :)

[@MegaCheesypeas]

Such a good video. The computer programs that convert images are very hit and miss. I started a design from my favourite band I converted via an online site & the amount of variants of colours it wanted was insane and some make no sense. It also did not convert an important symbol of the band properly. I’m loathed to abandon it as I had completed quite a bit of the pattern, but I will need to modify and put in a lot of extra work just to finish it now. I’ve learned if it looks too good to be true, its definitely is not worth it!😩

[@emilyrln]

For cutting down on the colors, one thing you can do is convert it to a GIF with a very limited color palette. While you might want to change some colors, it will give you something to start with and modify. That sounds like a really cool project, and I wish you luck with it! 😊

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

have you tried www.loveitstitchit.com - there's a tutorial on photo conversion kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWLTnWWYdqlrabsfeature=shared

[@CarlieQuilts]

Thanks! This was eye opening and will certainly help me to purchase good quality cross stitch projects.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mundae869]

Thank you so much Ford! This has been very helpful because I see now I have been take several times.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching :)

[@juagilltrap6191]

Very good advice. I bought one of these patterns by not paying much attention, then threw myself into it and it was a mess. Had to pitch it.

[@SonovaStitch]

Yes, I had a dear friend in a similar position which is why I made a guide like this to begin with. Thanks for watching!

[@gailburrows257]

Thank you! I learned so much.

[@SWEETDFAN17]

Great tips! A bit of a horror story that I can share. Two years ago, I was looking for a gumball machine pattern. I found one that I liked. Based on the photo, it looked like it was stitched and would fit in a 6" or 8" hoop. Well, I didn't know to check for dimensions and that I should have seen if any of the photos were samples of the pattern itself. There were no photos to show a sample of the pattern. I didn't know until I paid for the pattern that there would be fractional stitches! I wrote to the shop owner asking for help on the fractional stitches. Took her three weeks to get back to me and her advice wasn't helpful. I made a mess stitching it (several months later I came across your video on fractional stitches and now things make more sense!) The worst part, though, was that the finish product was 1.25" across by 2.5" tall. It was freaking tiny compared to the photo!!! I felt bad giving the shop owner a 2 star review and I did say in my review it was my fault for not noticing there was no dimensions listed. I wish the pattern was 4 times larger than how it turned out.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Oh no! Thanks for sharing this with us! I bet it made a cute stitch though!

[@SWEETDFAN17]

​@CaterpillarCrossStitch it wasn't cute because my fractional stitches were awful. However, the pattern is on my list of patterns to redo now that I know how to do fractional stitches!

[@janwash6303]

Thank you for this video. I have looked at online patterns and have not made a purchase yet. I have felt unsure how to know if the pattern was really as great as it looked. Your tips will help me so much. I appreciate you!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

So pleased this helped.

[@stavroulak.503]

Hello Ford 😀 Thank you for your very informative video! All those are very useful things to know! Looking forward to your next one 😍🧵🪡

[@SusanSmith-yh3ue]

Thank you for your wonderful advice

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

You are so welcome

[@linsfruit5240]

So true and best only to buy from a reputable online shop

[@kimhicks1571]

I’ve worried about this - thanks for giving us tips for buying digital patterns ❤

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lisahaley116]

I've wondered about some cross stitch ads that I get. Thanks for sharing things to look for before buying.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@hlashite85]

This was such a great and informative video. Many tips I didn’t even think of, thanks!

[@SonovaStitch]

So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@linsfruit5240]

Thankyou for these tips

[@juliedyson3383]

Great info! Thanks so much.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@FluffyTurtles]

Very informative and helpful. I had never heard of 'dithering' and the artifacts. Thank you!

[@SonovaStitch]

Thanks for watching! Knowledge is power!

[@SueBennett-s4u]

So helpful and informative as ever. Thank you 😊

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

You are so welcome!

[@dbdragoner]

I've noticed good cross stitch pattern makers will post videos of their work at an angle where you can clearly see the stitches. Also look at the edges of the 'mock up" picture. On a lot of them you can see where the picture ends. I will say that after stitching a bunch of small pixel art from video games, I just started my first SAL. A made for cross stitching pattern really makes a big different. Its such a pure joy to stitch and you can see the effort the artist put into it.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

That's a great tip! Thanks for watching :)

[@OnlyLT]

This was SO helpful and had lots of good information. Thank you, Ford!!! 🥖👍🏻💭🪡🧵

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching :)

[@kathikolodoski8730]

Thanks, good info. So far I haven’t gotten hosed on pdf patterns, fortunately. One other thing I look at that you didn’t mention, is price. Not a 100% indicator, but a few times I’ve seen patterns I liked and considered. But the price seemed unrealistically low for a pattern - such as $1.50 ish for a pattern I’d expect to pay $8-10 for. I’ve figured the pattern was stolen and stayed away. There are so many great patterns, to me it’s not a problem to find another pattern. Several times I’ve later seen the very same or very similar pattern by a recognized designer! I need to learn how to do the Google image search you mentioned. Anyway, keep up the great videos. Happy New Yesr!

[@SonovaStitch]

Yes, the Lens search (or other reverse image lookup tool) can be very handy for that as well. Good call! Thanks for watching!

[@grimmsfairytales2224]

First time watching a video from you and I subscribed. You seem so knowledgeable and have a great presence. I love your stance on AI (the crochet/knitting comunities have been terrorized by AI patterns and images recently). I have had no luck with cross stitch but I want to keep trying!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@lexica510]

Some great advice - thank you! Shared this with friends with a recommendation they check it out.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for sharing!

[@elizabethfellows9039]

What is better, to do Danish stitching or English stitching?

[@suzloch3175]

It’s personal preference

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

We always recommend to do what is most comfortable for you. Give both a try and see which you prefer.

[@JaneB-pw4zu]

Thanks Ford, I've been lucky so far but it was pure luck. Now I know what to check before buying.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for watching :)

[@MsGabmc]

Thanks for this - I try to tell everyone to avoid purchasing from certain sites as they often sell stolen artwork. Buying from a small company like Caterpillar means you are supporting the people who design the pattern. The problem is that these sites are so cheap that some people only look at the price.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you :)

[@ayarosen1035]

I think one of the best tells if a pattern sucks or not is when it's unreasonably inexpensive, especially for those gigantic full coverage. Making a good pattern like that takes a really long time, if someone is selling a huge pattern for like 5$, it's fake.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Great tip! Thanks for watching!

[@elizabethfellows9039]

I have bought poor quality cross-stitch patterns when I was first starting out but have gotten picky as I got more experienced.

[@SonovaStitch]

Yeah, a lot of these sellers depend on taking advantage of people who don't know any better. If I can prevent a stitcher from getting ripped off and a ripoff artist from making a quick buck, I consider that my good deed for the day!

[@tealkerberus748]

If I'm going to put the time in to embroider an image on cloth, I'm going to create my own art first. That might mean plugging in a photo to a photo converter or it might mean drawing out the image on graph paper, but it will be my own art.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

That's a great idea! Good luck :)

[@craftyhobbit7623]

Purchase cross stitch mags like Cross Stitcher, World of Cross Stitching and Just Cross Stitch, or purchase kits from established companies like Mill Hill, Anchor, etc, or purchase cross stitch pattern books that were published in the 80's, 90's and 2000's... (Beware that old anchor pattern keys do not reflect the current ones that you get now because the company changed hands in the early 2000's and changed the numbers around.)

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Great tips, thanks for sharing!

[@elizabethmcnair7627]

I've had an online shop owner email me after I posted my review to ask me to take it down...nope!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

I don't blame you!

[@tealkerberus748]

That is a thing, though - for those of us using those image converters on our own family photos and pet photos, how do we fix up fuzzy lines and poor aliasing?

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Great question - have you tried our platform loveitstitchit.com/ - we have some tutorials on how to upload and edit your photos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWLTnWWYdqlrabsfeature=shared

[@Merrybethable]

I realised a pattern I downloaded was terrible because of the background. Most cross stitch patterns that are surrounded by a cream or easily available aida colour don't stitch to the edge. The pattern I got had thousands of cream stitching that most people would never do unless they contribute to the design.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching!

[@cherylrichards8951]

A lot of times, when I'm watching someone like Ford who has a Flosstube account, if they're showing something I might like, I will look it up and see if it's something I want to tackle it.

[@SonovaStitch]

It's a great way to discover new projects for sure! thanks for watching!

[@heden1460]

It's not a horror story, but thank goodness I knew what I was looking at. I was on ebay looking for an older Dimensions Gold pattern, and I saw one for $120. The problem I have is that they were saying it's like new. Well, knowing Dimensions like I do, I took a closer look. They had a pattern key that had different symbols from the original, plus, the floss used was DMC. Dimensions does not use DMC floss. I hope nobody pays the $120., or any amount for that pattern from that seller.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

That would be so sad if they did. Thanks for sharing and watching :)

[@emily94762]

I wish Etsy let us block sellers. I'd love to block pattern mills to find the real designers. That said, I also always check to see if they have a store other than Etsy if I find a store I like.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Yes blocking would be a helpful tool!

[@Roxywilde82]

Boy oh boy, this video would've been helpful a few months ago. :P I bought a pattern from an etsy seller. It wasn't a full coverage pattern yet everything was charted, including the plain white background of 50K stitches. I knew this person could not be a stitcher themselves because who would do that to another stitcher? I guess they just slapped into a charting software without editing and called it good. So I naturally left a 1 star review. The shop owner was more concerned about me changing the rating versus fixing the actual pattern. I refused. It wasn't an expensive pattern but I was still annoyed. Now I don't buy unless they have a social media presence and that now includes a Facebook group where I can see progress from actual stitchers working on those designs. Speaking of designing, maybe a video on how to get started in designing cross stitch?

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Oh my goodness! That's a lot of white stitches!! Thanks for watching, we'll add that to the list!

[@emilyrln]

Dang, those patterns are LAAAAAZZZZYYYYYYY! And the amount of stitches and colors on some are ludicrous 😂💀 Gradients are finicky and require a fair amount of thought to make look natural and pleasant (I've helped my mom by deciding on color boundaries for some painted-on patterns, usually sky or ground).

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Right!! Thanks for watching :)

[@torilehman6276]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I am totally new to cross stitch “that shop” I had a lot in wish list. -DELETING Account

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

So glad you found this helpful :) And saved yourself some money in the process!

[@yvonnevigil7489]

Enjoyed this video , researched and watched your variegated thread video but do you have a video on how to make Xs in general. See some people's stitches are so defined on there projects linen or aida. Do you recommend wax or conditioner on thread.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Have you seen our video on railroading? This might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJrNq4KIqZ5mqs0feature=shared

[@yvonnevigil7489]

@@CaterpillarCrossStitch thanks but it doesn't help I know how to railroad but I stitch 1 strand high count

[@adamuffoletto7869]

One red flag i had to experience first hand is lots of colors with only a handful of instances in the pattern. That usually means whoever generated the pattern didnt take the time to clean it up and consolidate like colors

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Absolutely! Thanks for sharing!

[@melanishka]

Great video!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for the visit :)

[@bethkoch11]

Thanks very much, Ford. I'm a newbie to cross stitch so this was very helpful!

[@SonovaStitch]

I hope it saves you some heartbreak and glad you found us! Thanks for watching!

[@EvangelinexxGaming]

A huge, full colour, no unstitched area image is a red flag to me. The lazy cashgrab patterns won't bother to have areas with no stitching

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Absolutely ! Thanks for watching!

[@sarahgreiner2694]

600 x 600 is 360,000, not 36,000

[@SonovaStitch]

What a difference a decimal place makes, eh! Good catch, thanks!

[@kerrypanes5759]

Thank you, Ford. This answered so many questions. I've been creating my own patterns through generators and I had wondered how good the pattern was. This video has helped me a lot.

[@SonovaStitch]

Generators can be a great way to get started on a pattern, but taking the extra time to consolidate excess similar colors, clean up edges, anti-aliasing, and other artifacts, makes the difference between a good pattern and a nightmare! It's this extra work that many bad actors don't want to do.

[@fredericapanon207]

Using a pixel image editing software such as Photoshop or GIMP ( free and open source though with a learning curve) to "posterize", that is reduce the number of colours, an image prior to pixelating it for cross-stitch might help. You should be able to choose the total number of colours and the colour boundaries.

[@sherryzimmerman9220]

“Oh Ford say it ain’t so”…..ThankYou for this Wake Up Call…

[@DilekAbdullah-q7x]

I watched this video thinking it’d be helpful, but seriously? You’re calling out others for copyright infringement while your shop is loaded with stuff like Star Wars patterns. If you’re gonna give advice, at least follow it yourself.

[@AhmetUnal-m5l]

Wow, the irony here is unreal. You’re dragging other Etsy shops for copyright issues, but your own store is just as bad. Pokémon, Disney, Barbie, sound familiar? Practice what you preach, Ford.

[@HumeyraOzgur-y3t]

So, are you gonna explain the hypocrisy here, or are you planning to take down the stolen Disney and Pokémon patterns from your own shop? People deserve some answers, Ford.

[@greyghostgypsyhorses]

I kept waiting for you to give disclaimers that there are plenty of large full coverage pattern sellers out there like Heaven and Earth Designs, Tilton, Artecy, etc that won't have stitched examples, will have tons of colors, and are huge, but that are trusted, license their artwork (a lot of which is AI generated these days), have social media presence, and people love and do complete and end up looking great, but you act like large, very detailed, huge, full coverage patterns just aren't a thing and that no one should do them. I get that this channel is more focused on beginners and you're trying to steer people toward your products, but that doesn't mean that you should act like only small, simple patterns ever turn out well and there are no exceptions whatsoever, you're intentionally misleading people. I normally really like your content but this was very disappointing.

[@SonovaStitch]

As I said, these are all reasons to look closer, not a disqualification. Then I offered a few other things to look more closely at (fan base and social media presence being one of them). One of those pattern makers you mention is actually one I caution people against buying from anyway, as they don't do any testing and have recently started using a lot of AI generated images (which is basically just plagiarism with extra steps in my personal ethics). They published a bunch of patterns with very bad color choices caused by bad color values assigned to the 35 new colors and since they didn't even bother to double check, lots of people invested hundreds of hours in projects that didn't come out even close to the render. They published huge patterns with terrible colors for over two full years.

[@mazestitching5182]

Can´t watch the video I only get those stupid robotic AI voiceover. Who in the world thinks this is a good idea?

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

We don't use an AI voiceover. Ford speaks over his own videos..

[@ArzuBercem]

Hey Ford, idea for your next video: 'How to trash other shops to make my own look better and legit.' Seems like you’ve already got plenty of experience in that department!

[@NOAHJara-y8p]

Ford, this is rich. Calling out Etsy shops while you’re selling straight-up copyright violations. Like, do you think no one’s gonna notice? Clean up your act before throwing shade at others.

[@SonayTuna-p2f]

This whole video is about avoiding 'bad patterns,' but your Sonovastitch shop sells untested AI-generated designs too. You even said that shops with hundreds of patterns in a year are a red flag, yet you’ve got hundreds of designs that look like they were cranked out overnight. Care to explain?

[@MertieJudd]

So let me get this straight... you’re out here acting like the cross-stitch police, but aren’t you the one taking copyrighted images from Google and turning them into patterns for your Sonovastitch shop? And now you’re criticizing other shops? Seriously, we’re all waiting for an explanation for this double standard.

[@BenhurFiliz]

Sonova, this is kind of ridiculous. You’re telling people to avoid shops with copyright violations, but your Sonovastitch store has stuff like Barbie patterns that got taken down for copyright strikes. Don’t you think it’s a bit hypocritical to lecture others when you’re doing the same thing?

[@SerpilYasemin-r9p]

Ford, you seriously said in the video that shops using Disney patterns are 'fly-by-night operations,' but your Sonovastitch store is full of them. Did you forget about the Mandolorian and Pikachu designs you're selling? Kinda hard to take this advice seriously when you’re breaking the same rules.

[@DAMONIreland]

Not you, Ford, trying to school people on spotting bad shops while Sonovastitch is out here selling patterns based on copyrighted designs. Like, how can you talk about 'trusted sellers' when your own store breaks the rules? People aren’t dumb, we notice this stuff.

[@MARKBarth-k5k]

Ford, in the video, you warned people about shops with 'no stitched examples' or patterns using copyrighted images, but Sonovastitch ticks those boxes too. How can you criticize others when your shop sells Disney characters and AI-generated stuff that hasn’t been stitched? Feels pretty hypocritical.

[@DawneBryant]

Hey Ford, just curious... why didn’t you use your own Sonovastitch shop as an example of the 'shops to avoid'? Would’ve been way easier for you and a lot more honest. Instead, you’re dragging others while ignoring your own double standards. Hypocrisy much?

[@JimmyQuinn-k6o]

LMAO, the audacity. You’re out here exposing other shops while you’re breaking the same rules. Saw your shop, Ford or should I say Sonovastitch?. Disney, Barbie, Pokémon, seriously? Pot meet kettle. This is embarrassing.

[@DortheyRutherford]

Instead of hiding my comments from others, maybe you could try to reply. Unless, of course, you're unable to defend yourself..… deleted comment: "Hey Sonova, aren't you being incredibly hypocritical when talking about copyright infringement like this? Even right now, your shop has plenty of patterns infringing on copyright, from Star Wars to Pokémon..I'm not even mentioning the Barbie designs that were removed from Etsy because of copyright strikes. I'm really curious who gave you the authority to talk about shops like this while you are one of them.. I'm sure this comment won't stay up for very long either

[@ZottyMischam]

Brilliant tips! Thanks!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!