Affiliate Disclosure
How Sewing Field Book earns from some of the links you see.
Some pages on Sewing Field Book include Amazon affiliate links, and the site may also display advertising. Those relationships help support the site, but they should never be hidden from you or decide what an article tells you.
Disclosure Details
Last updated: August 17, 2026 ยท Applies to: sewingfieldbook.com and its content
The Short Version
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Sewing Field Book participates in the Amazon Associates Program. When you follow a qualifying Amazon affiliate link from this site and complete an eligible purchase, Sewing Field Book may receive a commission. Using the link does not add a separate affiliate fee to your order.
What Happens When You Use an Amazon Link
An affiliate link contains information that allows Amazon to recognize that a visit came from Sewing Field Book. If the resulting activity qualifies under Amazon’s current Associates Program rules, Amazon may credit a commission to the site.
You are still buying directly from Amazon. Sewing Field Book does not process your order, collect your payment, ship the product, set Amazon’s price, handle returns, or receive your Amazon account or payment details.
Amazon’s qualifying-purchase and attribution rules are controlled by Amazon and can change over time. A click therefore does not guarantee that Sewing Field Book will receive a commission.
You Should Know When a Link Can Earn a Commission
Affiliate relationships should not require detective work. Product boxes and other commercial placements may include a short disclosure near the link explaining that Sewing Field Book can earn a commission from a qualifying purchase.
Amazon links can appear in buying guides, equipment comparisons, compatibility discussions, supply recommendations, troubleshooting articles, and other pages where a product is relevant to the decision being discussed. The presence of an Amazon link means the link may be monetized. It does not mean Amazon sponsored the article or approved the recommendation.
A Commission Does Not Get to Choose the Answer
Sewing equipment decisions are often more complicated than choosing a product from a list. Compatibility, machine type, fabric, needle system, dimensions, intended use, maintenance requirements, budget, and what you already own can all change the sensible answer.
That is why affiliate availability comes after the research, not before it. If a cheaper option is enough, that should be said. If the equipment already on your sewing table can do the job, that should be said too. And if a product has a limitation that matters for the reader’s situation, earning a commission is not a reason to leave that limitation out.
Research-based recommendations are not presented as hands-on testing unless that testing actually took place. Manufacturer documentation, manuals, specifications, compatibility information, current product information, and other relevant evidence are used according to the type of decision being made.
Amazon Listings Can Change
Amazon listings are not permanent reference documents. Sellers can change, prices move, bundles are revised, stock disappears, model generations are replaced, and a listing can contain information that differs from the manufacturer’s documentation.
When compatibility or a technical specification matters, an Amazon listing should not be treated as the only evidence. Check the exact model, part number, dimensions, included components, and manufacturer documentation before buying when those details affect whether the product will work with your machine.
Advertising Is Separate From the Editorial Work
Sewing Field Book may also display advertising served through Google or other advertising services used by the site. An advertisement is paid placement delivered separately from the article around it. Advertisers do not receive the right to rewrite an article, choose its conclusion, or turn an editorial recommendation into an endorsement.
Google may use cookies or similar technologies for functions such as delivering ads, limiting how often an ad is shown, measuring advertising performance, preventing invalid activity, and, depending on your settings and applicable consent choices, personalizing advertising.
You can read more about this in Google’s information about advertising technologies and manage Google advertising preferences through My Ad Center.
The Reader Comes Before the Referral
A product should only enter the article when it makes sense for the machine, material, task, budget, or ownership decision being discussed.
A useful recommendation includes the reasons not to choose something when those reasons matter.
Sometimes the right next step is a setting change, a manual check, a compatible part you already have, or simply keeping the machine you own.
Readers should be able to understand when a link or placement can financially support Sewing Field Book.
Why the Disclosure Is Here
Affiliate commissions create a financial relationship that readers deserve to know about. Sewing Field Book aims to disclose that relationship clearly and where it is relevant, rather than relying on a legal page that a reader might never see.
This approach is intended to follow applicable U.S. endorsement and advertising disclosure principles, including the Federal Trade Commission’s guidance that material connections between an endorser and a seller should be disclosed clearly and conspicuously.
Questions About a Link or Recommendation?
If you are unsure whether a link is affiliated, have a question about why a product was included, or spot a commercial relationship that is not explained clearly enough, send us a note. Transparency is only useful when readers can actually understand it.