Affiliate Disclosure

sew.net participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

What this means

When you click a product link on sew.net and make a purchase on Amazon, we earn a small commission: typically 4% of the purchase price for the product categories we cover. This does not change the price you pay. You pay the same amount whether you arrive at Amazon through our link or navigate there directly.

How this affects our recommendations

We want to be clear about this because it’s a legitimate concern: affiliate programs create a financial incentive to recommend products that earn higher commissions or to favor certain sellers over others.

Our policy:

  • We do not rank or recommend products based on commission rate
  • We do not accept payment from manufacturers or sellers to feature their products
  • We do not accept free product samples in exchange for favorable coverage
  • Recommendations are based on specification data, independent review analysis, and use-case alignment
  • If a product performs poorly in the evidence we review, we say so regardless of its commission value

We earn more when our recommendations are genuinely useful and readers trust this site enough to return. That alignment: our financial interest matching your need for honest information: is the model we’re built on.

Where disclosure appears

We include a disclosure notice at the top of every article, review, comparison, or guide that contains affiliate links. The disclosure reads:

sew.net earns a commission on purchases made through links on this page. This does not affect our recommendations. We only recommend products we would suggest to a friend.

This disclosure is present on every monetized page, not tucked into a footer or limited to this page alone.

FTC compliance

This disclosure is provided in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 C.F.R. Part 255). If you have questions about our disclosure practices, contact us through the site.

Most links on sew.net go to Amazon.com. We may occasionally link to manufacturer websites or other retailers for specification reference; these links may or may not contain affiliate tags. Our standard is to disclose when a link is monetized; non-affiliate reference links are not separately labeled.

Last updated: 2026-05-20