Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

A little restlessness, a little I'd love to try something new — right alongside the quiet hesitation that usually follows it: but I already have a stack of unfinished projects. How can I start somethi...

Do you ever feel like you're bouncing from project to project like a ping-pong ball?

Excited about one thing, then a new idea catches your eye, then another — until you look around and there's a...

Picture this. It's Saturday morning. You've got your coffee, a little stack of scraps you've been hoarding because you love them too much to cut into "something serious," and a few free hours. By th...

There's a stack somewhere in your space right now, isn't there?

Maybe it's a bin in the closet. Maybe a pile on the shelf, or a few projects folded over the back of a chair. The blocks you started ...

There’s something powerful about the start of a new year — not because everything magically
changes overnight, but because we’re given a moment to pause, reflect, and choose how we want to move forward...

Some of the most powerful creative lessons come from looking beyond our own traditions.

In this week’s video, we’re traveling (at least creatively!) to the San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama to...

If you’ve ever stood in a fabric shop, holding bolts of color and thinking…

“Do these colors clash?”
“Is this allowed?”
“What even goes with purple?!”

You are not alone — and you’re not doing anyt...

Did you know that you can dye fabric and yarn from tree bark, heartwood, leaves, cones, and acorns?

Trees are loaded with natural tannins, which means they make fabulous dyes. You can use any of the ...

I am delighted to introduce you to my latest finish: Rosa. (pattern is in Meander)

She is made of mostly silk and all naturally dyed fabric (yes, even those pinks!).

I started with a bunch of thes...

Did you know that you can achieve lasting, vibrant color in your fabric or yarn using completely natural ingredients? I'm going to walk you through some of those potent bits of nature that you can thr...

Imagine soaking the fabric or yarn you will be using to make something for a loved one in a pot of flower water and getting the most beautiful (and permanent) colors from it! You are saturating those ...