Monday Inspiration: Threads of Connection

a fabric collage in shades of rust and brown, with lines of running stitch over the surface.

Welcome to Monday Inspiration, a series of prompts and musings to get your week started creatively. If you work with this week’s prompt and want to share what you create – in any medium – feel free to tag me on social media or leave a comment telling us where we can find your work.

This Week’s Prompt: Threads of Connection

If you only want to work with the one word prompt, go! Create! Enjoy! For my musings on the prompt, and some questions to ponder, continue to page two.

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Nancy D

February 16, 2026

Cool topic, Michelle…thank you for sharing a vulnerable part of your childhood… Embroidery, simple or more complex, connects me to the Natural World. It teaches me to slow down and to observe details in Nature that would otherwise be passed by…

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1. Northwest Witch
  
  February 16, 2026
  
  Oh yes, absolutely! So much of my work is born out of what I see in nature around me. The best source of inspiration, in my opinion.
  
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