Last updated: 26 June 2026

This Commercial Use & Motif Licence Policy explains how you may use designs, motifs, pattern
exports, digital downloads and creative assets made available through Patternata.

Patternata is operated by Creative Boutique Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. By
using Patternata, downloading assets, exporting designs, purchasing motif collections, subscribing to
Patternata, or placing an order, you agree to this policy.

This policy forms part of our Terms & Conditions.

1. Summary
You may use Patternata to create original finished designs for personal and commercial use. You may
sell physical products made from finished designs you create in Patternata, subject to this policy. You
may not resell, redistribute, extract, share, repackage or upload Patternata motifs as standalone
digital assets.

2. What this policy covers
This policy applies to: premium motif collections; Patternata motif libraries; free motif collections;
digital motif packs; design elements; templates; backgrounds; textures; brushes; uploaded or
arranged pattern compositions; exported pattern files; downloaded digital assets; custom printed
designs; designs created using the Patternata design studio.

It applies whether you access Patternata through the website, app, subscription, free account, paid
download, promotional offer, or any other Patternata service.

​3. Ownership of Patternata assets
Patternata motif libraries, artwork collections, design elements, templates, backgrounds, textures,
software, interface design, branding, written content and original creative assets are owned by
Creative Boutique Limited, Patternata, its licensors or its suppliers.

Copyright is an automatic right in the UK, and intellectual property may include copyright, designs,
trade marks and other protected rights. Business Companion, a government-backed trading
standards resource, describes IP as covering key elements including trade marks, copyright, designs
and patents.  
 

You are buying or receiving a licence to use Patternata assets under these terms. You are not buying
ownership of the underlying motifs or asset libraries.

4. Your own uploaded artwork
If you upload your own artwork to Patternata, you retain ownership of that artwork. By uploading
content, you confirm that: it does not infringe anyone else’s rights; you own it, or you have permission
to use it; it is not copied from another designer, artist, brand, marketplace or platform without
permission; you have the right to use it for the purpose you intend.

Patternata does not become the owner of your uploaded artwork. However, you give Patternata a
limited technical licence to store, process, display, preview, render, export and transmit your uploaded
content as needed to provide the service.

5. Finished designs created in Patternata
A “finished design” means a completed pattern, placement artwork or composition created by you
using Patternata tools. A finished design may include:

your own uploaded artwork; Patternata motifs; Patternata templates; your own arrangement, layout,
scale, colour choices and composition; exported repeat patterns; scarf layouts;fabric designs;
product-ready artwork.

Subject to this policy, you may use finished designs commercially.

6. Permitted personal use
You may use finished designs created in Patternata for personal projects, including: home crafting;
personal sewing projects; gifts; personal fabric printing; private artwork; personal stationery; non-
commercial social media posts; personal design experiments.

You may also print your finished designs for your own use.

7. Permitted commercial use
Subject to your subscription level, purchase terms and this policy, you may use finished designs
created in Patternata commercially.

Permitted commercial use includes selling finished physical products such as: fabrics; scarves;
clothing; accessories; bags; stationery; wrapping paper; wallpaper; home décor items; packaging;
printed gifts; print-on-demand products; other physical end-use products.

You may also use finished designs for: branding concepts; lookbooks; social media marketing; digital
mockups; promotional images; portfolio presentations; client presentations; fashion collections;
product development.

The important point is that the commercial product must be a finished design or finished product, not
a resale of Patternata’s motifs as separate assets.

​8. What you may not do
You must not: resell Patternata motifs as standalone digital files; redistribute Patternata motifs; give
away Patternata motifs; share Patternata motif files with other people; upload Patternata motifs to
stock asset websites; upload Patternata motifs to print-on-demand asset libraries; upload Patternata
motifs to Canva, Creative Market, Etsy, Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, Freepik, Design Bundles, Creative
Fabrica or similar platforms as standalone assets; package Patternata motifs into clip art packs; sell
Patternata motifs as PNG, SVG, JPEG, EPS, AI, PSD, PDF or any other digital asset format; create
digital papers or pattern packs where the underlying value is the resale of Patternata motifs; use
Patternata motifs to create competing motif libraries; use Patternata motifs to create a pattern
generator, design app, AI training dataset, design subscription, asset database or similar tool; scrape,
extract, trace, redraw or recreate Patternata motifs for resale; claim Patternata motifs as your own
original standalone artwork.
 

Translation: make beautiful things with the library. Do not walk off with the library.

9. Digital product restrictions
If you purchase or download a Patternata motif pack, digital collection or downloadable design asset,
it is licensed to you for use under this policy. You may use the assets to create finished designs. You
may not sell, share, transfer, sublicense, upload, distribute or repackage the downloaded assets
themselves.

This applies even if you modify the assets. Changing the colour, cropping the shape, adding a
shadow, flipping the motif or giving it a new name does not magically turn it into yours. That is not
transformation; that is theft with a haircut.

10. Use on print-on-demand platforms
You may upload finished designs created in Patternata to print-on-demand platforms, provided the
design is used on finished products and does not allow third parties to download or extract Patternata
motifs as standalone files. Permitted use may include finished product listings on platforms such as:
Spoonflower; Contrado; Printify; Shopify; Etsy, for finished physical products; other print-on-demand
or e-commerce platforms.

You may not upload Patternata motifs or asset packs to any platform as downloadable design
resources. You are responsible for checking the terms of each third-party platform before uploading
your designs. Some marketplaces have their own rules, and occasionally they behave like a filing
cabinet possessed by a minor demon. Their rules are not controlled by Patternata.

11. Use for fabric and textile production
You may use finished designs created in Patternata for fabric and textile production, including small-
batch or commercial production. This includes use for: fashion collections; scarves; dresses; shirts;
resort wear; accessories; textile samples; wholesale fabric; retail fabric; made-to-order textile
products.

You are responsible for checking that your exported file is suitable for your intended production
method, including scale, resolution, colour mode, repeat quality and technical print requirements.
Patternata is not responsible for production errors caused by incorrect file setup, incorrect scale
selection, poor uploaded image quality, or failure to follow printer specifications.

12. Use for client work
You may use Patternata to create finished designs for client projects, provided you do not transfer
Patternata motifs or assets to the client as standalone editable files.

You may provide a client with: finished pattern files; final artwork; printed product mockups; flattened
exports; production-ready files; finished goods; marketing visuals.

You may not provide the client with: Patternata motif libraries; extracted motif files; editable asset
packs; standalone Patternata elements; access to your Patternata account; files that allow the client
to extract and reuse Patternata motifs separately from the finished design.

If your client wants to use Patternata directly, they should create their own account or obtain their own
licence.

​13. Editable files and layered files
Unless expressly permitted, you should not share layered or editable files that expose Patternata
motifs as separate reusable assets. This includes layered files where individual Patternata motifs can
be extracted, copied or reused outside the finished design.
 

Where possible, commercial files supplied to customers, clients, manufacturers or marketplaces
should be flattened or otherwise prepared so that Patternata assets are not easily extracted as
standalone elements.

14. Free motifs and free accounts
Free motifs, free collections, trial access and free account features are still protected by this policy.
“Free” does not mean “public domain.” You may use free Patternata motifs according to the
permissions stated for that collection or account tier. You may not resell, redistribute, repackage or
extract free motifs as standalone assets.

​15. Premium motifs and subscriber-only assets
Premium motifs, subscriber-only collections and paid assets may only be used while you have the
relevant subscription, purchase or licence. You may continue to use finished designs that were
lawfully created and exported during an active paid subscription, unless the specific collection terms
state otherwise. However, cancellation of your subscription does not give you the right to extract,
download, store, resell or redistribute Patternata motif libraries as standalone assets.

​16. Watermarked exports
Patternata may offer free or trial exports with watermarks. Watermarked exports may be used for
preview, testing, personal evaluation or non-commercial sharing, unless otherwise stated.
You must not: remove a Patternata watermark; crop out a watermark; obscure a watermark; use
software to erase a watermark; sell watermarked exports as finished commercial designs; use
watermarked files for commercial production.

Watermark-free commercial exports require the appropriate paid access, subscription or licence.

​17. Attribution
Unless stated otherwise, attribution is not required for finished commercial products created using
Patternata. You do not need to write “made with Patternata” on every scarf, dress, label or product
listing. That said, we obviously won’t faint dramatically if you credit Patternata. We may even recover.
Patternata may request attribution for special collaborations, competitions, promotional campaigns or
free collections, but this will be stated separately.

​18. Prohibited categories
You must not use Patternata assets or tools to create content that is: unlawful; hateful; abusive;
defamatory; exploitative; pornographic; misleading; fraudulent; infringing; intended to impersonate
another brand, designer or artist; likely to damage Patternata’s reputation.

You must not use Patternata to copy or imitate protected third-party designs, logos, fashion prints,
textile patterns, trademarks, characters or branded artwork.

19. AI training and dataset use
You may not use Patternata motifs, digital assets, libraries, exports, previews or downloaded files to
train, fine-tune, test or develop AI models, machine learning systems, image generators, pattern
generators, recognition tools or asset databases without our written permission. You may not include
Patternata motifs or assets in datasets, prompt libraries, synthetic design systems or automated
design tools. This restriction applies whether the use is commercial, internal, experimental or unpaid.

20. No transfer of licence
Your Patternata licence is personal to you or your business account. You may not transfer, sell, rent,
sublicense, lend, share or assign your licence to another person or business without written
permission from Patternata. f team or business licences are offered, they will be subject to separate
terms.

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21. Multiple users and business accounts
A standard individual account is for one user only. f several people in a business, studio, school,
agency or team wish to use Patternata, each person may need their own account or a suitable team
licence. You must not share login details across multiple users unless your plan expressly allows this.

22. Licence breach
If you breach this policy, Patternata may: suspend or terminate your account; revoke access to motif
libraries or downloads; cancel active subscriptions; refuse future orders; require removal of infringing
listings or products; pursue payment for unauthorised use; take legal action where appropriate.

We may also contact third-party marketplaces, platforms or payment providers where Patternata
assets are being misused.

​23. Reporting misuse
If you believe Patternata assets are being misused, copied, resold or redistributed, please contact us
at: info@patternata.com

Please include: the suspected infringing link; screenshots if available; the name of the platform or
seller; any relevant order, account or collection details.

​24. Relationship with Terms & Conditions
This policy forms part of our Terms & Conditions. If there is any conflict between this policy and a
specific written licence issued by Patternata for a particular product, collection, collaboration or
business arrangement, the specific written licence will apply to that product or arrangement.

​25. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on our website with a
revised “last updated” date. Continued use of Patternata after the policy is updated means you accept
the updated policy.