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Thumbnail tagged For pattern sellers with the Higgsfield app icon: a woman at a wooden table holds a small crocheted bunny and photographs it with her phone, a handwritten pattern sheet in front of her; headline AI patterns are banned; a card reads Etsy, 22 Oct, Show a real result

Etsy just banned AI patterns. Here's what crochet and knitting sellers have to change

Since 22 October, Etsy says the instructions in a crochet, knitting, sewing, quilting or embroidery pattern must be your own work, and every pattern listing needs a real photo of something made from it. What changed, what Etsy actually wrote, and a checklist for your shop.

Aliteq Team · 1h ago · 5 min

Thumbnail tagged For POD and digital sellers: a smiling woman in a lilac sweater draws on a digital planner on a tablet, the Higgsfield app icon on the left, headline Your photo rule is different, and a card reading Etsy policy, Other rules apply

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Sell printables or POD on Etsy? The new AI photo rule works differently for you

Etsy's one unedited photo rule is written for most products, not all. Print-on-demand, digital downloads, customized and made-to-order items each get their own line in Etsy's Listing Image Requirements. Here is every one, in Etsy's words.

Aliteq Team · 1h ago · 5 min

Split thumbnail tagged For Etsy sellers, with the Higgsfield app icon on the seam: left, an unedited phone photo of a plain black beanie on a wooden table marked unedited, required; right, an accurate AI flat lay of the same beanie marked AI, accurate, allowed; an inset shows an AI shot that added a cuff, marked changes the item; headline Etsy didn't ban AI photos

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Did Etsy ban AI? No. Here's what the 22 October rule actually changed

Etsy didn't ban AI photos. It now wants one unedited photo of the real item on most listings, bans AI-written patterns, recipes and instructions, and removes bot-made listings. One table, one checklist, Etsy's own words.

Aliteq Team · 1h ago · 4 min