Ravelry
Knitting and crochet patterns
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- PayPal only
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Compare craft pattern fees: Ravelry, Ribblr and more
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Ravelry
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- Seller cost
- Current seller start cost is not stated in public official pages reviewed Source
- Platform fee
- Current fee schedule is linked from seller help, but requires sign-in Source
- Payment processing
- PayPal is the only processor; sellers also pay Ravelry invoices via PayPal Source
- Exclusivity
- Current exclusivity terms are not accessible in public seller help Source
- Seller helpravelry.com
- Termsravelry.com
- 2009 fee postblog.ravelry.com
Ribblr
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- Seller cost
- Free account; no shop or listing fee. Source
- Platform fee
- Sale fee starts at 4%, with a $0.25 minimum per pattern. $elFee can reduce the fee to zero through referral rewards. Source
- Payment processing
- Ribblr uses Stripe Connect; Stripe processing and currency conversion fees may apply. Source
- Exclusivity
- Patterns remain the designer’s and are non-exclusive. Source
- Seller feesribblr.com
- $elFee rulesribblr.com
- Shop fees and rightsribblr.com
LoveCrafts
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- Seller cost
- Pattern listings are free. Source
- Platform fee
- The official chart lists 4% + $0.35 per USD sale and a 5% seller fee in the monthly sales band, but says these rates apply from June 1, 2022. Current rates are unconfirmed. Source
- Payment processing
- PayPal charges and currency-conversion costs may apply; the public schedule does not itemize the transaction-cost components. Source
- Exclusivity
- Designers retain copyright. The standard listing licence is non-exclusive; any exclusivity agreement must be separately written. Source
- Fees and paymentslovecrafts.com
- Fee chartcontent.prod.lovecrafts.co
- Designer accountsdesigners.lovecrafts.com
- Copyright termslovecrafts.com
- Designer termslovecrafts.com
Craftsuprint
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- Seller cost
- Current seller signup and listing costs could not be verified because the official marketplace was inaccessible. Source
- Platform fee
- Current seller share and royalty terms could not be verified because the official marketplace was inaccessible. Source
- Payment processing
- Current seller payment-processing terms could not be verified because the official marketplace was inaccessible. Source
- Exclusivity
- Current exclusivity terms could not be verified because the official marketplace was inaccessible. Source
- Marketplacecraftsuprint.com
- Designer profilecraftsuprint.com
Design Bundles craft files
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- Seller cost
- The public partner terms do not state a current seller signup, listing, or monthly price. Source
- Platform fee
- Partner terms (last updated Aug 2023) allocate 50% of net membership income after processing costs to a download pool; individual shares vary. No ad-hoc rate is published. Source
- Payment processing
- Aug 2023 partner terms say processing is deducted before the membership pool; current mechanics are not reconfirmed. Source
- Exclusivity
- Aug 2023 partner terms grant a non-exclusive licence; current seller terms are not reconfirmed. Source
- Partner terms, 2023designbundles.net
- Craft marketplacedesignbundles.net
- Site termsdesignbundles.net
Creative Fabrica craft files
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- Seller cost
- Designer membership is free. Source
- Platform fee
- Default single-sale share is 50%; a sale referred through your affiliate link pays 75% total, including 25% affiliate commission. Subscription downloads also earn revenue, but their formula is not public. Source
- Payment processing
- No separate per-sale processing rate is stated. PayPal payouts under $10 cost $0.50; bank transfers cost $20 with a $100 minimum; Payoneer minimum is $100. Source
- Exclusivity
- Designers may sell their work on other marketplaces. Source
- Earnings and exclusivitycreativefabrica.com
- Membership and rateshelp.creativefabrica.com
- Affiliate commissionhelp.creativefabrica.com
- Payout methodshelp.creativefabrica.com
Ribblr
Interactive patterns
4%Each sale
You keep 96% before other fees
- Start
- Free
- Minimum fee
- 25¢ a pattern
- Exclusive
- No
All rates and sources
| Rate | When |
|---|---|
| Ribblr | |
| 4% | Each saleAt least 25¢ a pattern |
Referral rewards through $elFee can bring your fee down to zero.
LoveCrafts
Knitting and crochet patterns
4% + 35¢Per sale, 2022 chart
5%Seller fee
- Listing
- Free
- Payments
- PayPal
- Exclusive
- No
All rates and sources
| Rate | When |
|---|---|
| 2022 fee chart | |
| 4%+ 35¢ | Per sale, 2022 chart |
| 5% | Seller feeMonthly sales band |
LoveCrafts’ fee chart is dated June 2022, so current rates are not confirmed.
Craftsuprint
Card kits and craft designs
Share unconfirmedOfficial terms inaccessible
- Site
- Blocked access
- Seller terms
- Not checked
- Exclusive
- Not checked
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Craftsuprint’s site blocked access, so its terms could not be checked.
Design Bundles craft files
Craft files
50%Membership pool
- Start
- Not published
- Exclusive
- No, in 2023
- Terms
- From Aug 2023
All rates and sources
| Rate | When |
|---|---|
| Membership | |
| 50% | Membership poolSplit by downloads |
Single-sale rates are not published. The partner terms were last updated in 2023.
Creative Fabrica craft files
Craft files
50%Single sales
25%Via your affiliate link
You keep 50% before other fees
- Start
- Free
- Exclusive
- No
- Bank payout
- $20 fee
All rates and sources
| Rate | When |
|---|---|
| Single sales | |
| 50% | Single salesYou keep 50% |
| 25% | Via your affiliate linkYou keep 75% |
Subscription downloads also earn money, but the formula is not public.