If you are wondering why a lot of my patterns are not FREE, please read on:
Designing is very expensive and time consuming WORK. It may be a labour of love, but its still work.
Many, many hours go into getting to the point of launching a new pattern. It is a team effort that involves multiple people. I don’t draw a salary and my testers give their time freely. I can’t even begin to think of what the time would be worth in a normal commercial environment. Unless you have tried designing, it is probably hard to imagine just how much time and effort actually goes into this process.
Your support enables me to purchase the yarn required to make the multiple samples for the various patterns. I like to provide my testers with yarn and I do this when I can afford it. As an example, on average yarn purchases amount to in excess of US$300 for each pattern produced. This includes my samples and also my testers samples. Assuming I charge US$4.99 for a pattern, this means that I would have to sell 60 patterns just to cover the cost of the yarn. That’s a lot of sales in an extremely competitive environment.
Your support helps towards the cost of camera and computer equipment. Software is another big expense, as is purchasing the music clips for the video tutorials and keeping the web site hosted and up to date. I respect copyright so everything I use in the production of my patterns is legally acquired and costs money.
Your support enables me to make charitable donations from time to time in the name of The Neave Collection. My preferred charity is called Stitch & Bitch Charity Projects.
I want to avoid bombarding you with adverts so I have chosen not to monetize my blog or YouTube videos. Can you imagine my videos being full of interruptions for adverts? I can’t.
So, a BIG thank you to YOU if you are a subscriber or have purchased any of my patterns in the past. Your support keeps me occupied, happy and solvent. It makes my retirement enjoyable (I’m a workaholic)!
IF YOU DON’T AGREE WITH MY STANCE ON THIS, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE UNFOLLOW ME!
So, in closing, ask yourself:
Would you be prepared to put in months of work for no return?
Would you be prepared to pay out large sums of money for no return?
and that’s why my patterns are NOT FREE.
Thanks again to all my loyal supporters. You mean the world to me.
Love & light
Debbie