Disclosure

Transparency matters to us just as much as good craft tutorials do. This page explains, in plain language, how feltfox.com works behind the scenes — including how we handle sponsored posts, affiliate links, free products sent to us for review, and how we keep our opinions honest no matter what. If anything here feels unclear, reach out anytime at [email protected] and we will happily walk you through it.

Why We Publish This Page

FeltFox exists to help crafters — from beginners hot-gluing their first felt fox ornament to seasoned amigurumi makers chasing their next crochet pattern — make better decisions with their time, yarn, and money. To keep that trust, we believe readers deserve to know exactly how a website funds itself and what relationships, if any, might influence what gets published. This disclosure works alongside our Editorial Policy and our Affiliate Disclaimer, which go into more detail about specific practices.

Editorial Independence Comes First

Every tutorial, pattern roundup, or organization guide we publish — whether it is about crochet coasters or closet layouts — is written or reviewed by our own team based on genuine testing, research, and craft experience. No sponsor, brand, or affiliate partner gets to preview, approve, or edit our content before it goes live. If a product does not perform well, or a technique is not worth your yarn, we say so. You can learn more about who is behind these decisions on our About Us page.

Affiliate Links and Commissions

Some links on FeltFox — for supplies like felt sheets, stuffing, hooks, or craft tools — are affiliate links. This means that if you click through and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission. This costs you absolutely nothing extra; the price you pay stays exactly the same whether you use our link or go directly to the retailer. These commissions help cover the real costs of running this site, including hosting, photography, and the time it takes to test patterns thoroughly before recommending them. For the full legal and practical breakdown of how this works, please see our dedicated Affiliate Disclaimer.

How We Choose What to Recommend

We only link to products or tools we would genuinely suggest to a friend working on the same project. If we have not personally used an item, we say so clearly in the post, and we rely on manufacturer specifications, verified reviews, and craft-community feedback to fill in the gaps honestly.

Sponsored Content

Occasionally, brands reach out to sponsor a post or feature a product within our seasonal craft guides or kids' activity roundups. Whenever this happens, we label the content clearly as sponsored, partnered, or in collaboration with the brand in question, right at the top of the article. Sponsorship never buys a guaranteed positive review — it buys visibility for a product that already fits our niche and meets our quality bar. If you are a brand interested in working with us, details on how that process works are outlined on our Collaboration page.

Gifts, PR Samples, and Free Products

From time to time, craft suppliers or toy brands send us items — felt kits, amigurumi supplies, crochet hooks, or finished samples — free of charge, hoping we will feature them. Receiving a free product never obligates us to write about it, and it never guarantees a favorable mention. We test these items the same way we test anything we buy ourselves, and if a sample disappoints us, our readers hear about that too. Any post featuring a gifted or PR sample item will note this clearly near the top of the article.

Our Honest-Opinion Promise

Whether we bought a product, received it as a gift, or are earning a commission from your click, our actual opinion of it does not change. We built FeltFox because we love this craft community, and we would rather lose an affiliate commission than steer you toward a felt kit or crochet pattern that will frustrate you or waste your materials. If our stance on a product or brand ever seems inconsistent, please tell us — genuinely, we want to know.

Where to Find Related Policies

This Disclosure page works together with several other policies that govern how FeltFox operates:

• Our Editorial Policy explains how we research, fact-check, and update tutorials over time.
• Our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy cover how we handle your data and browsing information.
• Our Terms of Use and Disclaimer outline the general rules and limitations of using this site's content, including craft safety notes for projects involving small parts, needles, or hot glue around kids.
• Our Community Guidelines describe how we expect readers to interact in comments and shared project photos.
• Our Image Credits and Pinterest Disclaimer pages explain how we source and credit visuals used across the site.

Questions About This Disclosure

If you ever want clarification on a specific post, a sponsorship arrangement, or why a particular product appears in one of our roundups, we are genuinely happy to explain. Send a note to [email protected] and a real person on our small team will get back to you. Transparency is not a one-time checkbox for us — it is an ongoing part of how we want to run this site, project after project, pattern after pattern.