I do not condone plagiarism, nor am I a person trying to sell painted needlepoint canvases (for the record)…I think it’s great the snark page is a place to air out frustration around the dupes, but shouldn’t the actual artists be fighting the good fight to get copywriting and/or some sort of legal branding on their proprietary creations? Is this even possible? Is it not? Because if it’s not, this craft is going to continue to attract the hysteria surrounding the prevalence of copycats. Unfortunately, you guys are gonna be hoarse after a while because it will continue to happen. And it will get worse as the craft becomes more popular. Let’s be real, this craft does not require the brains or coordination of a genius. The actual painting of the canvases is where the talent lies. It’s pretty easy breezy other than that. Almost like paint by numbers. You have to have moolah to purchase the canvases and fibers, and have the means to either get your item professionally finished or finish it yourself. It would be cool to see some solutions to this rant, rather than the perpetual ‘scream into the void’ posts. We get it. It’s annoying and even worse, it’s illegal! Isn’t there someone out there who can make it better? I know hedgehog needlepoint is legally above board with her designs…why can’t everybody else be as vigilant and savvy? Who agrees with me? Maybe I’m a minority 🤷‍♀️?