Pattern License

Private and commercial use

The standard purchase includes a nonexclusive license to use the pattern and accompanying files for private, noncommercial purposes. Making garments for personal use and as private gifts is permitted.

Commercial use to make garments for sale or other transfer for payment is permitted only under a separate paid commercial license. This requires a prior express agreement in text form, such as by email. The scope, terms, and license fee are agreed individually. The standard purchase price does not include this commercial license. Without such an agreement, commercial use is not permitted.

Using the files as class materials or reproducing and distributing them to class participants also requires separate prior permission to the extent that authorization is required.

Inquiries may be sent to support@barbaraetco.com. An inquiry alone does not grant permission. Sending files to a printing service solely to produce personal printouts remains permitted as expressly provided in this license. Mandatory statutory permissions remain unaffected.

The files may be saved and backed up for personal, private work, printed again as needed, and the pattern adjusted for personal fit.

The right to use the pattern is nonexclusive. BARBARA et Co. may also offer the same pattern to other customers for their use. No exclusive rights to the design are acquired.

Using a printing service

The necessary file may be sent to a copy shop or printing service to produce printouts for personal use. The request must be limited to that purpose, and the service must be asked to delete the file afterward unless statutory retention is required. This does not allow the service to use the pattern independently or distribute it to others.

Files and instructions remain protected

The following restrictions apply unless otherwise agreed individually.

The protected pattern files and instructional content may not be resold, shared, publicly uploaded, or distributed as copies to sewing groups or class participants. This also applies to edited file versions containing protected content. Photographs of personally sewn garments may be shown; this does not authorize publication of the pattern sheets or instructions.

Last updated: October 2026