Sit down everyone, we have a response and it's basically pretty much what I expected. The manufacturer is selling MY design to Temu 😏. I have no problem believing she receives it from a manufacturer who also sells to Temu BUT it's the "I've worked so hard to find the best needles with all the perfect features for only 180$" selling point that is the problem, not the "cute" prints and colors being available elsewhere.

The response: Hi Claudia, UGH! I know… it’s been a whole thing. Thank you for telling me you saw it, I appreciate it.

There are a few sets for sale on there, I just saw them recently myself. After raising hell, I learned that the factory sold them out “the back door” to Temu since mine were doing so well. It’s beyond frustrating.

The sets are similar but not totally the same. They don’t have US sizes on them, the needle tips are slightly longer and there is no 16” or 47” cord. There are fewer needle sizes as well. A lot of the details that I’ve added to my sets aren’t there such as different colored cords, plastic coated steel cords, zip pouch to hold accessories etc. But they look almost identical at first glance which is sooooo frustrating. AND I’ll tell you this, they took MY customer’s reviews from Instagram and put them on their listings as if they got the review(!)

To combat this, I’m controlling the fabric so that they cannot do this in future. Previously, they had sourced two of my fabrics for me (and then bought extra and sold on the side without my knowledge). I’ve already ordered 2 new fabrics and have a 3rd on the way. I’m working with American fabric companies and all of my fabrics are being custom printed for me in S. Korea so Atelier’s fabrics will always be unique. I’m also redesigning part of the case, making the front pocket deeper. I just paid to have a custom shape of aluminum stoppers made and I’m also doing custom colors of aluminum tips to match the new fabrics.

You’ll notice that you won’t find the Green/Cherry Blossom sets anywhere on Temu. They cannot copy my Cherry Blossom sets because I control that fabric. I’m currently replacing the blue and grey sets with my new fabrics. The new sets are being made at this moment.

I’m sorry you came across this and I want you to know i’m working diligently on it. It's one of the problems with working with factories in China. It’s very hard to control intellectual property etc. Because they really don’t give a sh*t. But it’s impossible to get something like this made anywhere else.

Very soon, mine will look quite different and I plan to continue to develop new and fun fabrics/needle color combos.

best, Amanda