AI Usage Statement

SOHMO is a one-woman show. That's not a marketing line, it's a fact I run into every single day (usually around 4pm, when I'm still answering emails, packing orders and trying to write a description for scissors that doesn't sound like every other description on the internet).

So yes, I use AI for some things. Here's exactly where, so you're not left guessing:

Where AI helps

Proof-reading. Emails, product listings, social captions. I write it, AI helps me catch the typos and the sentences that only make sense inside my own head.

SEO articles. When I'm putting together longer pieces for the website, AI helps with drafting and structure. I still write the story, fact-check every detail and give it a final read before it goes anywhere near the site. If it's got my name on it, I stand behind it.

That's the list. Two things.

Where AI does not get a look in

Product images. Every photo on this site is a real product, photographed by my very talented photographer.

Digital products. If SOHMO ever sells a pattern, guide or download, a human made it.

Physical products. Every pair of scissors, tin of pins and needle minder is designed, sourced and quality-checked by me. The packaging artwork is designed by me. 

Website coding. Built and maintained by an actual human - me.

Customer service. No chatbots here. If you email SOHMO, you get me, typing back with my own two hands.

Your data. Customer details, order info and correspondence never get fed into an AI tool. Ever.

Making coffee. Still 100% human-run, and honestly the least reliable part of the whole operation.

Why I'm telling you this

Understandably, AI is a touchy subject in handmade and creative industries right now, and fair enough. I'd rather be upfront about where it sits in my workflow than have you wonder. If this changes down the track, I'll update this page and let you know.

Questions? Contact me

- Sonya, Founder, SOHMO