Licensing & Use Policy
Carrie’s Sweet Art – Standard Use License
Effective Date: October 14, 2025
Looking for commercial-use digital products? Browse my ready-to-use packs here [shop digital products]. Every product in my shop includes a small commercial license for up to 250 end products per design; full details below: with extended licensing available for higher volumes—see full details below.
Design Ownership
All designs, artwork, embroidery patterns, and embroidery stitch files (including but not limited to PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3) (collectively, “Designs”) are original works designed and digitized by Carrie’s Sweet Art.
Purchasing or downloading a Design grants you a license to use the Design—it does not transfer ownership or copyright.
What You ARE Allowed to Do ✅
With a Standard Use License, you may:
General Use
- Use Designs for personal projects
- Use Designs to create handmade physical products for sale (small business use only)
⚠️ Important Requirement
The Design must be combined with other design elements.
The Design may not be used as a standalone image or stitch-out, even on physical products.
Examples of allowed combinations:
- Designs combined with text, backgrounds, borders, frames, appliqué, patterns, or additional graphics
- Multi-element compositions where the Design is part of a larger layout
- Repeating or seamless patterns only when multiple elements are used and the Design is not the sole or dominant element
Embroidery-Specific Permissions 🧵
You may:
- Use the provided embroidery stitch files exactly as delivered by Carrie’s Sweet Art
- Use Designs to create embroidered physical items (clothing, accessories, décor) that you personally stitch
- Resize, recolor, rotate, mirror, or make minor edits necessary for embroidery layout or hooping
- Convert files for personal machine compatibility only (e.g., PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3)
- Adjust stitch density or sequencing only as needed for your fabric, stabilizer, or machine
🚫 Important: You may not re-digitize, re-trace, or recreate the embroidery design for resale, sharing, or redistribution in any form—even if modified.
Handmade Only
- Sell handmade items you personally produce
- No factory, automated, print-on-demand, or mass production
Other Allowed Uses
- Use Designs on gifted or donated items
- Use in wall art or home décor only when combined with other elements
Seat / User License
- 1 license = 1 person
- Standered licensing (included automatically): use each design in up to 250 end products per design with no extra fee.
- Extended licenses required only if you plan to create more than 250 end products per design.
- Each individual using the Design must hold their own license
- Includes employees, partners, shared machines, classrooms, studios, or households
What You Are NOT Allowed to Do ❌
You may not:
Standalone & Redistribution
- Use the Design by itself on any product, listing, or artwork
- Sell, share, gift, trade, or redistribute any digital files
- Upload Designs to shared drives, groups, forums, or marketplaces
- Include Designs in digital bundles, kits, or downloads
Digital Product Restrictions
- Create or sell new digital products using the Designs, including:
- Embroidery files or stitch files (including re-digitized, altered, or converted versions)
- Digitized embroidery patterns or stitch maps
- SVGs, PNGs, clip art, templates, or sublimation files
Production Restrictions
- Use Designs in mass production, manufacturing, or factory environments
- Offer Designs in a machine-for-hire, shared equipment, or rental setup
- Allow others access to the files or machines containing the files
Method Restrictions
- Use designs in non-embroidery production methods, including:
- Cutting files (SVG)
- Sublimation
- Screen printing, DTF, DTG
- Engraving, laser cutting, glass etching, tattoos
Ownership & Branding
- Claim Designs as your own
- Register Designs (or derivatives) as trademarks, logos, or brand identifiers
- Use Carrie’s Sweet Art product photos, mockups, or listing descriptions
Edits & Derivatives
- Minor embroidery-related edits (resizing, recoloring, stitch density adjustments) are permitted for personal production only
- Any edits or modifications do not create new ownership
- All Designs, stitch files, and derivatives remain the intellectual property of Carrie’s Sweet Art
- Edited or digitized files may not be shared, sold, licensed, or redistributed in any digital form
Extended Business License 🏷️
Businesses may purchase an Extended Business License for expanded rights.
An extended business license may allow:
- Use by multiple employees or team members
- Use on multiple machines
- Higher-volume production beyond small handmade quantities
- Expanded commercial permissions as defined in the extended license terms
👉 Extended licenses are not included with the Standard Use License and must be purchased separately.
Please contact us for pricing or custom licensing options.
Free Designs
Free designs remain copyrighted and are covered by this same license.
You may:
- Use free Designs for personal projects
- Use free Designs for small-business physical products only when combined with other elements
You may not:
- Share, repost, or redistribute free files
- Upload them for others to download
Please direct others to our website instead 💖
Refund Policy
Due to the digital nature of our products, all sales are final.
Support
If you have issues with a file, size, or format, please contact us. We’re happy to help when possible.
Liability
All designs are used at your own risk. Carrie’s Sweet Art is not responsible for loss, damage, or issues arising from misuse, production methods, or machine errors.