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Is “Buttonhole Stitch” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Buttonhole Stitch” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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Where is “Buttonhole Stitch” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Buttonhole Stitch” commercially for free?

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Buttonhole Stitch
Date	ca. 1890 19th century
Medium	white cotton on white linen; example of button-hole stitch
Classification	costume & accessories
Origin	France France
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of Marian Hague
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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