Fiberline- March 2026

Fiberline — March 2026 Monthly Mix

Inspired by the groundbreaking textile work of artist Sheila Hicks, Fiberline explores the idea of thread translated into beads. This eclectic mix brings together a variety of shapes and finishes that feel almost woven together like strands in a miniature textile.

This Miyuki mix includes 6mm bugles, 8/0 rounds, drops, 2mm and 3mm spacers, and Half Tila beads, that create line, texture, and structure within your beadwork. Soft pinks, watery aquas, deep teals, warm neutrals, and unexpected pops of color echo the layered palettes often found in fiber and textile art.

This mix is the jumping off point for much of Kate’s bead embroidery exploration this month. Throughout March she will be using Fiberline to experiment with texture, layering, and stitched surfaces in upcoming projects and LIVE broadcasts.

Perfect for bead embroidery, loom work, off loom weaving, and mixed media bead projects where color and texture can take center stage.

Artist Inspiration: Sheila Hicks

This month’s mix draws inspiration from the extraordinary work of fiber artist Sheila Hicks, one of the pioneers of contemporary textile art.

Hicks began her career studying painting at Yale in the 1950s under the legendary color theorist Josef Albers. There she developed a deep understanding of how color interacts and moves. But instead of keeping her ideas on canvas, she followed a different path. She followed thread.

Early in her career, Hicks traveled extensively through Latin America, North Africa, and the Middle East. Rather than studying textiles in museums, she spent time with traditional weavers and makers, learning directly from women working at looms in their homes and communities. Through those experiences she absorbed the language of fiber: rhythm, repetition, color relationships, and the quiet power that textiles hold in everyday life.

Her work feels both ancient and modern because it grows from those traditions while pushing fiber into sculptural, contemporary forms.

Textiles carry memory. They are worn, handled, folded, and lived with. When we stitch into cloth, we are not beginning something entirely new. We are joining a long creative conversation that stretches across cultures and generations.

This mix includes:

• 8-577 Creme Silver-Lined Alabaster
• 8-152FR Matte Transparent Grey AB
• SPR2-2008 Matte Metallic Patina Iris- Mix Exclusive
• SPR3-2006 Matte Metallic Dark Bronze
• TLH1865 Galvanized Grey Luster
• TLH4506 Picasso Olivine Transparent
• DP-134FR-Matte Transparent Dark Topaz AB
• DPF-38 Sparkling Aqua Green Lined Crystal 
• BGL2-1899 Opaque Eggplant Luster
• BGL2-142FR Matte Transparent Smoky Amethyst AB 

Mix sold individually, in tube of approximately 22 grams.

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