Rediscovering Your Supplies: Yarn, Fibres and New Possibilities

 Yarn, Fibers and New Possibilities

Sometimes a creative idea arrives just as you’re packing everything away!

After recording Material Musings, I found myself looking again at my yarns, felting fibres and drop spindles. I’ve been spinning different fibres, including cotton grown in my own garden, and I started to think about the variety of ways I could use the materials in front of me? 

 

I’ve been exploring separating some yarns into fibres for felting experiments, and looking at whether suitable fibres from my felting supplies could be spun into yarn for weaving. It’s exciting to discover connections between the things you enjoy.

The same curiosity has led me back to my beads. As I add stitching and beading to a textile piece, I’m noticing colours, shapes and textures in my collection that I want to bring into the work.

Something to try: 

Choose one supply you haven’t used for a while and make a small sample using it in a different way. You could try stitching a few forgotten beads onto a fabric scrap. Notice what you enjoy about the result.  You don’t need a finished project to learn something useful. Sometimes a little experiment is enough to help you see your materials differently.

Watch the video to see the fibres, yarns and beads that sparked these ideas, then come over to Patreon for four suggestions to explore with your own supplies.

Check out the post HERE

What have you tucked away that might be ready for a new creative purpose?

Stay blessed and be a Blessing.

Under the Sea - Art Journal Page

 

Welcome to #Firstsaturdayart and my art journal page.  I collaborate with a group of artists who get together at the beginning of every month to answer a creative call.

We have a list of prompts and have to respond creatively.

Hope you enjoy the page.  You can catch the full video on my patreon HERE  

Before You Go

You can also check out the papers that I create each month too.  This months selection is below

Art Bundles for Good #11 - Last Day Tomorrow! (Also - Check out the Elves)

 Get Your Art Bundle for Good #11 Today

Monday 9th November at midnight (New York Time) will be the final day to get your hands on the Art Bundles for Good #11. You’ll get 100+ art classes and resources from over 90 amazing artists, a collection valued at more than $5,000, all for just $109. That’s about $1 per class!

Don’t miss out on a chance to explore lessons on watercolour, mixed media art, drawing, collage, art journaling, acrylics, mandalas, and much more. Visit the Art Bundles website now to see everything that’s included, every class is listed on the homepage.

This would make a great Christmas present for the artists in your life.

GO TO THE ART BUNDLES FOR GOOD WEBSITE

Learn Art and Do Good

Every purchase of the Art Bundle makes a real difference with 25% of all profits going directly to The Uganda Partnership. 100% of our donation goes straight to funding local community projects supporting education, food security, and sustainable programs for widows and children. The Art Bundle is backed by a 30-Day Money Back Guarantee.

My Contribution to the Art Bundle

I have added my course called Creative Self Care, a fantastic way to make sure that you take some time out each day (not matter how much time you have) to do something creative.  You can check out my Creative Self Care Kit course information HERE.  You will get this course and 99 other classes by the other amazing artists for an amazing price.

CHECK OUT THE ART BUNDLES WEBSITE HERE

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Before You Go

Change your mind from I’m Not Crafty" to "I Made This" Experiment and play in this series of creative workshops over 3 days.

Join us on 10 - 12 November 2026 and have fun creating with this crafty Elves Workshop Summit

Join the Workshop Summit HERE

You don’t have to call yourself an artist to enjoy this. The people who say "I’m not crafty" often have the most fun, because they follow along step by step and finish something that usually surprises them.

The HobbyScool Elves’ Workshop Summit is free, online and full of beginner-friendly holiday workshops.

✦ Sew simple lavender bags with no experience needed

✦ Paint a whimsical watercolor Christmas tree for your cards

✦ Pause, rewind and try again as many times as you like

✦ Pick the workshops that suit you and skip the rest

Join us on Tuesday 10th - 12th November for this FREE online event.

Join the Elves Workshop Summit HERE

Digital Art - Realityarts Creative Archive - November 2026

This month's release for the Realityarts Creative Archive, brings a fresh set of collectable digital art papers, available in four tiers - Sampler, Studio, Collector, and Atelier.

The November 2026 Sampler Edition, titled Heritage & Time is free to download until 30th November and offers you a chance to try the papers in your art journals and/or creative projects.

 

Heritage & Time - November Papers 2026

Join the FREE Tier on Patreon to access the papers, along with project ideas, behind the scenes video and early release posts, along with other 'member only' content.  Free members can enjoy the monthly papers while spending creative time. You can join us HERE

Additional papers for this month are available for purchase or by joining the respective tier, and also gives you access to over 900 videos, digital art and exclusive posts:

 

Studio Edition - Women and Memory, November 2026

 

Collectors Edition - Island & Nature - November 2026

 

Atelier Edition - Patterns & Structure - November 2026

On my Patreon platform you get to watch Patron Exclusive posts, see behind the scenes content and get early access to the videos that I create and post on my YouTube Channel.  Each month I use the papers in different projects to give you additional inspiration when using them for yourself.  If you are ready to move your creative journey to the next step then come and join us.

As a Patreon Member you will also get a discount off any of the courses I create on my Course Platform - check out the 'Collections tab' to get your appropriate discount.  You can check out the course platform HERE. If you would like to add to your learning - then you are in the right place!  Our courses are regularly being developed for those who want to add to their learning and start to develop their own creative voice and style.

I hope you join us and use the digital art papers in your creative projects and art journals and I look forward to seeing how you get on.

Which of the papers this month did your eyes linger on the longest?