One of the questions I get asked about embroidery patterns is whether you can sell the finished things you make with them.
The answer is yes!
Your Stitch & Wear membership includes a commercial licence that allows you to create and sell finished physical products using my embroidery designs.
That means you can turn the projects you work on inside the club into embroidered jackets, decorated jeans, personalised bags, accessories and other handmade items that you can sell to your own customers.
There are just a few important rules to understand, particularly regarding your active membership and what happens if you decide to cancel.
Here’s how it works in plain English, not legal jargon.
What Does the Stitch & Wear Commercial Licence Allow?
As an active Stitch & Wear member, you can use the embroidery designs and project resources available inside the club to create finished physical products for sale.
For example, you can:
- Sell hand-embroidered denim jackets and other customised clothing.
- Create and sell embroidered jeans, shirts, sweatshirts and other garments.
- Make embroidered tote bags, pouches, backpacks and accessories.
- Sell finished embroidered items through Etsy, Depop and Vinted, through your own website, or directly to customers.
- Sell your creations at craft fairs, markets, pop-ups and local events.
- Promote and advertise your finished products through social media.
- Accept custom orders for physical products made using the designs.
You can make the designs part of your own handmade products, combine motifs and experiment with placement and colours to create something that reflects your own style.
The licence covers the finished physical items you make, not the digital designs themselves.
What it Doesn’t Allow
The commercial licence does not give you permission to redistribute, share or sell my original digital work.
You cannot:
- Resell, share or redistribute the original embroidery patterns, PDFs, templates or project files.
- Include my original digital designs as downloadable files in your own products.
- Upload the patterns to other websites, marketplaces or file-sharing platforms.
- Claim my original embroidery designs as your own original artwork.
- Use the designs for factory manufacturing or mass-produced products.
The distinction is simple: you can sell what you stitch, but you cannot sell or distribute the designs I created.
Where Can You Sell Your Finished Products?
You can sell your finished embroidered creations through the platforms and channels you normally use for your handmade business.
Some examples include:
- Etsy: sell embroidered items such as jackets, hats, bags, clothing and other finished pieces in your Etsy shop.
- Depop: list your embroidered and upcycled clothing alongside your other fashion pieces.
- Vinted: sell finished embroidered clothing and accessories.
- Craft fairs & markets: sell your handmade pieces in person at local markets, fairs and pop-up events.
- Your own website or online shop: sell directly through your own store or website.
- Social media: promote your finished pieces through Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or other social platforms and either sell directly on socials or direct customers to your own shop.
- Local & custom sales: sell finished pieces directly to customers, friends, clients or through local creative businesses.
You are responsible for photographing, pricing, listing and selling your finished products.
How Does the Commercial Licence Work If You Cancel?
Your commercial licence is included in your $6/month Stitch & Wear membership. You need an active subscription to create new products using my embroidery designs.
However, you don’t lose the right to sell products you’ve already made while you were a member.
Here’s how it works:
While Your Membership Is Active
You can:
- Create new products using Stitch & Wear designs.
- Sell finished physical products made using those designs.
- Accept new custom orders and make additional pieces.
- Build up stock of embroidered products for your shop.
If You Cancel Your Membership
You can:
- Continue selling finished products you made while your membership was active.
- Keep existing stock listed in your shop.
- Fulfil sales of those existing products, even after your membership ends.
You cannot:
- Create new products using Stitch & Wear designs.
- Start new embroidery projects using the club’s designs for commercial purposes.
- Accept new orders that require you to make additional products using those designs.
- Produce additional stock using the designs after your membership has ended.
For example: Imagine you embroidered ten denim jackets using a Stitch & Wear design while your subscription was active. You can continue selling those ten jackets after cancelling your membership, even if they take several months to sell.
However, you cannot embroider another ten jackets using that design unless you reactivate your membership.
If you decide to return, simply reactivate your $6/month subscription to regain access to the designs and commercial licence.
In short: products made while you’re a member remain covered permanently. Creating new products using Stitch & Wear designs requires an active membership.
Making the Designs Your Own
Inside Stitch & Wear, I’ll show you how to adapt designs, experiment with placement, combine elements and add your own creative touches so you don’t end up selling the same product as any other member.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. You are not required to credit Makenstitch when selling your finished physical products. You can present and market your own handmade creations under your own brand.
Yes! You can sell finished physical items made using Stitch & Wear designs, provided they were made while your membership was active.
No. The licence only covers finished physical products. The original patterns, project files, PDFs and digital resources remain the intellectual property of Makenstitch and cannot be resold, shared or redistributed.
You can continue selling all finished physical products you made while your membership was active. Your licence for those products remains valid permanently, so you don’t have to remove existing stock from your shop or stop selling it.
No. Once your membership ends, you cannot create additional products using Stitch & Wear designs. You need an active subscription to make new pieces or produce additional stock.
You can accept and fulfil custom orders using Stitch & Wear designs while your membership is active. After cancelling, you can no longer accept new orders that require you to create additional products using those designs. However, you can still fulfil sales of finished products you already made while subscribed.
Yes. You can sell your finished physical products through online marketplaces, your own shop, social media and in-person markets, subject to each platform’s own selling rules.
More About Stitch & Wear
Want to learn more about the membership? Explore these pages:
- Why Join Stitch & Wear?
- What You Get Inside Stitch & Wear
- Your First 30 Days Inside Stitch & Wear
- Stitch & Wear FAQ
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