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> Knitters and crocheters who create patterns? Wow, is that a thing? If you're willing to share, I'd love to hear more about these vocations and how they make
by falcor84 16d ago
> Knitters and crocheters who create patterns?
Wow, is that a thing? If you're willing to share, I'd love to hear more about these vocations and how they make money.
- bluefirebrand 16d agoWhat does making money have to do with creating art? Do you only care about professional artists or something? Amateur artists deserve legal protection for their artwork too :/
- 4thguy 16d agoThat person clearly doesn't know any people who make art.
- Symbiote 16d agoSearch "knitting patterns".
- text0404 16d agoPeople who are well-versed in fields like fashion will create original designs which include yarn requirements, needle size, measurements, stitch instructions, construction steps, etc etc and sell them in online marketplaces like Etsy or Revelry.
- falcor84 16d agoOh, I'm familiar with that; I thought that the parent meant that there are people who make money directly from the copyright on the patterns rather than the artifacts they sell. Are there?
- MatekCopatek 16d agoIs this some kind of trick question or am I just misunderstanding your reply? As far as I know they sell the patterns, not the finished knitted artifact. Aspiring knitters buy them to enjoy knitting. The physical representation of the pattern isn't worth anything (just a piece of paper), what you're buying is a license to use their intellectual property, so I'd say they're making money from copyright.
- falcor84 16d agoSorry, yes, I genuinely took a long time to understand, and this then took me on quite the rabbit hole, thanks, to you and the others on the thread.
- saaaaaam 16d agoYes, that’s correct. There are people who make money directly from the copyright on the patterns. The parent commenter means that the people referenced are selling the patterns, not the garments.