Welcome back to the Zollie Zodiac Palette Series, our year-long exploration of the energy, characteristics, and color story of each season through an astrological lens. As each Zodiac rolls around, we're releasing a special color palette designed using the Palette Scout deck. We've formatted the color palettes into free downloadable backgrounds for your phone and computer, so you can carry colorful inspiration with you wherever you go. Today we're celebrating Virgo season.

Color is one of the most exciting (and intimidating) parts of punch needle. Whether you're stitching up a bold wall hanging or a soft, modern pillow, it can be tricky to stare at a bunch of yarn in your stash and choose colors that feel fresh and intentional.

This is where Palette Scout shines. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to use it—step-by-step—with our favorite new wool punch needle yarn, Dwella, by our sister company Gist Yarn.

Color is one of the most fun parts of embroidery, but also the most intimidating. Whether you're stitching a detailed floral piece or a playful pattern for clothing, it can be tricky to go from inspiration to a finished palette you actually want to stitch with.

That’s where Palette Scout shines. In this guide, I’ll walk you through exactly how I used it to plan a recent embroidery project—from inspiration to palette selection, sketching, and stitching. This is a perfect process whether you’re embroidering on garments, in hoops, or just experimenting with thread on scraps.

Welcome to the Zollie Zodiac Palette Series! This journey will celebrate the energy, characteristics, and color story of each season through an astrological lens. As each Zodiac rolls around, we'll be releasing a special color palette designed using the Palette Scout deck, formatted into free downloadable backgrounds for your phone and computer, as well as an inspirational mood board and a playlist. Today we're starting things off by welcoming Leo season. 

Welcome to SCOUT, our quarterly newsletter that invites you into the creative world of Zollie! Each edition will take you behind the scenes, exploring the inspirations that shape our work through the lens of what we've been Seeing, Crafting, Observing, Understanding, and Transforming. On our minds this month: iridescent bubble magic, 90's graphic nostalgia, a colorful Iranian short film, and more. 

 If your stash is full of beautiful fabrics waiting for their moment, you’re not alone. Quilt designer Amanda Kelly gets it, and she's here to help. In this blog post, Amanda walks us through how she uses Palette Scout to design color palettes for quilting, and demonstrates how a solid color palette can help you put some of those long-forgotten fabrics to use. 

In this blog post, Zollie founder Sarah Resnick embarks on a creative color mixing mission. Come along as she uses her Palette Scout deck to help scout-out a palette inspired by the botanic gardens, then mixes up the colors using only six tubes of watercolor paint. 

Welcome to SCOUT, our quarterly newsletter that invites you into the creative world of Zollie! Each edition will take you behind the scenes, exploring the inspirations that shape our work through the lens of what we've been Seeing, Crafting, Observing, Understanding, and Transforming. On our minds this month: colorful knits, dreamy interiors, springtime palettes, and mastering color mixing. 

We created Palette Scout to help artists, makers, and designers of all kinds build their color confidence, and it's incredible to see how you've all been putting it to use! Here's a roundup of some inspirational Palette Scout moments from Instagram that caught our eye recently. We can't wait to keep following along on your color adventure!

Is there anything sweeter than a handmade holiday gift? Making DIY gifts is a great way to spoil those you love with truly one-of-a-kind items, show off your maker skills, and avoid the hectic atmosphere of big box stores. Here are a few handmade gift ideas for everyone on your list this holiday season.