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Selling Patterns on Ravelry
… be prompted to read and agree to our terms and then you can fill in all your information in the configure store area in the Pattern Sales section of your Pro account, including connecting your PayPal account so that you can receive payment for your patterns.
PayPal is the only payment processor offered on Ravelry; designers selling patterns on Ravelry must accept payment from customers through PayPal and also must pay their invoices to Ravelry via PayPal. If your customers have questions about …
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Designer Quick Start Guide selling patterns
… designed by someone else that I publish. The connection will be through the source/published in rather than the designer name so you can publish but still credit the designer by name.
Helpful Links
You can find our pattern sales fees here!
If you’re selling your patterns or making them available free of charge as Ravelry downloads, please join the Ravelry Shopkeepers group! You can ask questions, post feedback, and get the early scoop on new features.
If you need help creating or fixing your …
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Groups that can help you find, trade, and sell pattern books and magazines
Groups that can help you find, trade, and sell pattern books and magazines
Swap and Destash Help & Practice
We are a group for helping Ravelers who want to swap or destash yarn successfully. We have tutorials, practice threads and friendly helpers. No yarn is exchanged in this group.
Book Destash & ISO Library
A place to swap, sell, trade or find your favorite books and patterns!
We love to Barter!!
Barter for fiber related items..swap.. trade…
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Thursday Tip: Shop Tab
… by category and also by advertisers local to you, in your friends, or in your groups.
Finally, let’s visit the right-most column.
Pattern stores lets you find patterns for sale on Ravelry. The link at the top takes you to advanced search for patterns from designers that sell on Ravelry, or if you see one you like you can click to go straight to the pattern. These patterns can be added to your Ravelry library and will always be available to you after purchase.
And that’s the shop tab! I hope you …
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PayPal and Ravelry Interaction
… may provide the option to potentially allow or disallow guest checkout. However, this setting is not available to sellers in many jurisdictions.
Vendor/Purchaser Location
There are some countries in which PayPal doesn’t operate, so it is not possible to buy/sell patterns on Ravelry if you are in those countries. As at March 2022, PayPal had suspended its services in Russia. If you are having difficulty purchasing from a designer, check which country they are based in, in case this is the issue …
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Ravelry In-Store Pattern Sales program
… ?How do I participate as a LYS?How do I participate as a designer?Terms of Use
What is the In-Store Sales Program?
Ravelry is pleased to offer a new service for local yarn shops (LYSs), designers selling patterns through the Ravelry Pattern Store, and any customers who want to buy those patterns through brick-and-mortar shops! Designers and shop owners (LYSOs) can opt-in to this service. If you are a local yarn shop owner and interested in signing up, you can go through the Shop Wizard here …
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Ravelry Free Pattern Downloads
… more than one language? Add additional PDFs to the entry. Make sure to add the language choices on the pattern entry page.
Don’t miss the database requirements page
Located here. Submitted entries that do not comply with the pattern database requirements will be removed.
More resources!
Even if you are not planning on selling patterns, the information on the Ravelry Pattern Sales wiki page may be helpful to you, particularly if you are looking for information about finding tester codes …
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Editing Oddities
… the How 2 books. I will probably put all the Rowan yarn and designer publications in the Rowan umbrella. I played around with this only a little bit.
South West Trading Company (SWTC) Patterns
South West Trading Company has an arrangement to sell patterns on Ravelry by various designers: duplicate pattern entries exist with the designer name on one and SWTC on the other. Do not change these entries or merge them. This arrangement is with Ravelry’s permission.
Starmore
Special convention for …
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editing style guide
… there is more than one gauge specified, put the main gauge in this field and list additional gauges in the Notes section. Example: gauge for body of sweater should go in Gauge Field, ribbing gauge should go in Notes.
In the case of a stitch pattern listing, which may include no gauge information or multiple gauges, leave the Gauge Field blank and include that information in the Notes.
If the gauge is not important, or unknown, leave this field blank. Please do not use “0” in any of the gauge …
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Welcome to Ravelry! FAQ
… do I use them?I’m a crocheter. I don’t knit. What does Ravelry offer me?I want to add a project but it’s not knitting, crochet or weaving, how do I do this?What’s a “Yarnie”? How do I become one?What’s a Designer? How do I become one?I have patterns I’d like to share/sell. Can I distribute them on Ravelry?Is there a list of knitting/crochet/craft podcasts?Common ProblemsAnother member’s avatar really bothers me. What can I do about it?There are other things that bother me too: some projects and …
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profile page
… you will have a tab labeled “pro” that will allow you to access those business-oriented parts of Ravelry.
“Pro” is not a separate account. For more information on getting access to Pro features for your account in order to use Ravelry to sell patterns, advertise, and/or join the LYS Sales program, see the Designer, Advertiser, Yarnie, and/or Local Yarn Store wiki pages.
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Notebook features and more links
On the right side of the page, there are links to the notebook sections …
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Sourcery
… , projects - 1. Entered Mar-08, Flagged -Mar-09. available at a festival Shop, physical location
The Yarn Garden NEED MORE INFORMATION patterns - 1, projects - 2. Entered Apr-09.
The Young Ladies’ Journal from 1876 patterns - 1, projects - 2. Entered Mar-10. possible duplicate, pattern link to lulu shop selling a scan of this pattern, no specific original source
Thorobred Winter Knitting Collections patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered Apr-09, Flagged -Jul-09.
Track & Trails …
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Sourcery
… Flagged July 30, 2010. scan on blog. using a stitch pattern from the book for a wrap that has no other written pattern. improvisation. recommend expunge. cross-listed notapattern and stitch dictionaries.
Vintage Stitches patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered September 11, 2010. Flagged September 11, 2010. Etsy shop selling scans of possibly still copyrighted patterns. no indication of original source. recommend expunge.
x Liz’s Obsessions patterns - 1, projects - 1. Entered August 10, 2010 …
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LYS Ads https://www.ravelry.com/wiki/pages/LocalYarnShopAds
Designers, Pattern Sellers, and Publishers
Designer Overview
Selling your patterns on Ravelry
Offering patterns for free on Ravelry
In-Store pattern sales - for designers/publishers and LYS https://www.ravelry.com/wiki/pages/HomePage
The pattern and yarn databases
Database requirements http://www.ravelry.com/content/guidelines/patterns
#Contributions - useful for designers/publishers and any Ravelers who choose to …
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Getting started as a designer
… , and we have a special wiki guide just for that process!
If any information is incomplete on the form, you’ll see a warning with details on the last page. For the vast majority of issues that may get flagged, you can still publish your pattern without that information.
Example of warning message on Ravelry pattern submission form:
More information about how to manage your patterns as a designer on Ravelry
Selling your patterns on Ravelry
Offering patterns for free on Ravelry
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List of Magazines and Yarn Companies that accept submissions and provide compensation for patterns (Knit and Crochet)
For information on selling patterns on Ravelry, please see this page.
List of Magazines and Yarn Companies that accept submissions and provide compensation for patterns (Knit and Crochet)In Alphabetical OrderCrochetKnittingDeadlines by DateSubmissions due in 2014
This is the list compiled in the thread started by MamaMay in the Designers group. Feel to add additional information to this list. If you are uncomfortable editing the wiki, you can post your info in the group and someone will add it …
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Bundles: a feature for grouping things together
… the items inside it.
Bundles in the store
A bundle discount can be set up using the Promotions feature in your pattern store. More information is available on the Promotion Examples wiki page.
For more information on selling collections of patterns as a “bundle”, see this wiki section on eBooks.
Contributors to designer bundles
A designer must create the bundle with at least one pattern and then select contributors who may add to the bundle. It will not show on the contributor’s page but on …
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Introduction to Ravelry's Wiki: A Community Edited Guide
… for Quick and Advanced Search.
Fiber-related Businesses on Ravelry
Overview on making purchases on Ravelry, including information on the Ravelry MiniMart, Advertiser Marketplace, Pattern Stores, and the Shopping Basket.
Designers, Pattern Sellers, and Publishers
Designer Overview
Selling your patterns on Ravelry
Offering patterns for free on Ravelry
Yarnies
Yarnies are spinners and/or dyers who have their yarn available to knitters and crocheters.
Advertisers
The Advertiser wiki …
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10 Years of Ravelry
… and yarn databases, or run a Ravelry group for others. You have shared information about your projects and yarn, making Ravelry more valuable for everyone else. You have directly paid for Ravelry by advertising, selling patterns, or buying a shirt and you have supported those designers and advertisers.
I have no idea what the next 10 years will hold. I'm sure that we'll have fun. Technology is probably going to get a little weird. I'd love to see more people-centered sites sprout and cooperate …
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Selling Pattern PDFs on Ravelry German
#Anleitungen als PDF bei Ravelry verkaufen
Erste Schritte
Designer: Konto einrichten und Ravelry Laden (“store”) verwalten
Anleitungen als PDF hochladen
eBooks zu deinem “Store” hinfügen (Kollektionen verkaufen)
Books mit neuen Anleitungen, die noch nicht veröffentlicht wurden
Books mit Anleitungen, die bei Ravelry schon veröffentlicht wurden
Books mit Anleitungen von anderen Designern
PDF hochladen
Sonderangebote (“Promotions”)
“Downloads” vs “Purchases”: die …