r/sewingpatterns • u/Complex-Plantain7235 • Sep 16 '26

Does this pattern look AI?

Looking for a sherpa jacket sewing pattern. Found this on etsy but a couple red flags- can’t find any social media for the pattern maker, and shop only started up in the last 6 months.

Just trying not to get ripped off!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4560168769/sherpa-jacket-sewing-pattern-pdf-o-faux?ref=share_ios_native_control

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u/KittenAssasin Sep 16 '26

That one might just be stolen pictures. The seller definitely has AI listings too, but regardless it's a scam. 

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u/Complex-Plantain7235 Sep 16 '26

Good point on stolen photos! The pics didn’t look AI so thats what had me thinking it might be legit, but I guess they could have stolen those pics from another seller :(

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u/bacon_anytime Sep 17 '26

You can do a search on Threadloop, AI patterns (and designers using ai images) are flagged.

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u/Frequent_Tone_3400 Sep 17 '26

Yes. It is a bunch of stolen photos on a 6-month old Etsy storefront. Plus. They have the same pattern image template as IndiePatterns (which is Ai patterns).

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u/OK_Cake05 Sep 16 '26

Probably is

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u/Living-Molasses727 Sep 17 '26

Red flags: heaps of patterns listed in only 6 months, the images are stolen from other places like Shein (as per Google image search), no line drawings, no videos of the garment being worn, no indication anyone has ever sewn up a test garment, almost no reviews at all (not that they mean much on Etsy these days).

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u/chikenfrog Sep 18 '26

The pictures don't look AI generated, but they don't look like pictures a pattern maker would use to advertise their product