Substacks recommended by Louise Tilbrook

Recommended by Louise Tilbrook

Combining my twin loves of tarot and journaling. Between the cards and the page is where the magic happens.

The inner workings of a business storytelling obsessed 40-something year old doing my best to own the plot rather than lose it.

Writing Around The Edges

By Luisa Skinner

Building community through gentle encouragement. Now with a (free) slow reading book club, for those who create from the crowded margins of a busy, beautiful life.

Thoughtful, gentle and most of all enjoyable. I really enjoy Luisa's writing and always feel uplifted by her words.

- Louise Tilbrook

Follow your gut

By Elin Petronella

Life’s too short to only do what’s expected of you. Imagine the magic to follow your gut instead. Reflective poignant writing about creative life and business from a successful artist, 2x published author, expat and mother of 2

Thought-provoking, insightful and really genuine writing - Elin's work is well worth a follow

- Louise Tilbrook

In My Journal Lately

By Sasha

An online resource to help those who want to journal, actually journal.

GoneAwool’s Substack

By Suzanne Ellsmore

I write about knitting and yarn crafts, taking a step back and enjoying the simple things in life and the high and lows of running a small creative business. Come and join me on my adventures and explore my knitting patterns a long the way.

While I was knitting

By Kavitha

I'm Kavitha. Here, I share my thoughts and observations from my life built around knitting and handcrafting in general. I write hand knitting patterns under the name CraftDoodling Designs. I love to explore new fibers and techniques in my work. ♡

Knit365’s Substack

By Martyn

Martyn’s personal Substack about his knitting, crocheting (and sometimes spinning!) adventures - a little bit of crafting everyday of the year. #Knit365

Sparkle on Substack

By Claire Venus

A bespoke space to help you stay creative on Substack! 🧚‍♂️ Twice monthly space holding (co-working, workshops, teaching). Weekly posts, chats, a podcast and ALL the tools to help enhance your journey to growth on Substack in a joyful sustainable way!

The Research Objective

By Hannah Kirkbride

Sharing my reflections on taking the leap into freelance and designing a career that I love.

Slower Space

By Jodie Rogers

A space where we explore healing, rest, living a little slower & being more human. Includes weekly letters, monthly journaling club, EMDR diaries & more.

Such a lovely, relaxed but inspirational space here on Substack. Jodie always shares something to make you think or make you smile - or both.

- Louise Tilbrook

Generosity of Spirit

By Emily

Welcome to Generosity of Spirit, a space to share my slow and gentle living philosophy. Please do subscribe to join me on this gentle journey of discovery and receive my Slow Sunday Letter straight into your inbox.

Heart Leap

By Suzy Walker

Building a simple, happy, creative life that makes your heart leap.

Reclaiming Creativity

By Jo

Creative time sometimes slips down our list of priorities. Join the discussion as we work together to find and implement ways to reclaim time and energy for our creative practices.

Jo writes warm, wonderful pieces that always give me pause for thought, or make me smile.

- Louise Tilbrook

A. I. Knitting

By Linda Hartley

Exploring the intersection of knitting and artificial intelligence. Expect tutorials, articles and opinions, with an AI twist.

Conversations I Have With Myself

By Jen Carrington

Exploring the human side of entrepreneurship.

from my hook.

By Kelly…

Newsletter is currently on a summer sabbatical as I focus on creating and getting my pattern store stocked with some of my favourite amigurumi patterns 🧸

Office Hours with The Tarot Professor

By Annie

tarot musings for intellectuals trying to follow their intuition and get their shit together.

Mother, Nurture & Wild

By Lisa Mabberley

Owning our own version of motherhood and learning to take care of our selves on this wild journey, from coach Lisa Mabberley

Brand Seasons

By Sarah Robertson

A space to explore the rhythms of our creative lives and work, and get curious about what it means to connect and express ourselves through branding.

Dapple Scrumping

By Jane Duke Printmaker

Tales from a printmaking studio

Productive Happiness

Productivity, personal development and Bullet journaling

Haver & Sparrow

By Charlene Storey

Weekly letters about slow, creative living from my island home in Shetland. Sharing everyday magic and memories, photographing the little moments & forever chasing the light.

The Good Creative Life

By Elin Lööw

Words, stories and inspiration for a creative life that is good on the inside

Thoughtful and inspiring. I love reading Elin's posts and always find something in them to make me smile.

- Louise Tilbrook

June's Writing

By June Girvin

Welcome to the conversations. I talk about lots of things. Life, books, nature, knitting, or what's happening in the garden, sometimes memoir from 47 years of nursing. Wide-ranging ruminations. I usually post at the weekend, sometimes on Wednesday too.

The Bright Life

By Donna McArthur

Hear your inner whisper. Have the courage to follow it.

Everything is Liminal

By Jenna

Liminal states are the in-between stages—in other words, transitions. And as a Gen Xer who is about to become an empty nester, I think about this stuff a lot.

What Now? with Lindsay Johnstone

Asking and attempting to answer various flavours of this question as I rattle roughshod over the peaks and troughs of post-analysis, perimenopausal midlife from home in Glasgow, Scotland

Simple & Calm

By Sophie

Musings from a passionate simple, calm & slow living advocate, straight to your inbox. How to simplify your life because your life doesn't HAVE to be stressful. Grab your free Life Audit gift in my welcome email!

A Creative Bone

By Lily Langman A Creative Bone

Think you haven't got a creative bone in your body? Come and join me whilst I have a go at lots of things, don't worry if they go wrong, let go of perfectionism and everythinghastobeforsaleitis, and think deeply about what it means to be creative.

A lovely slice of knitting life and inspiration.

- Louise Tilbrook

Hookland County Chronicle

Fortnightly Hookland news for all citizens of the county

Take time out to be creative!

By Clare Albans

Stitching, creativity and colour inspiration for your next crafty project with Clare Albans from Hello! Hooray! - join my new Embroidery Membership for exclusive new patterns and stitching community.

I love reading Clare's posts, they are always so colourful and inspiring. I don't do embroidery (yet) but I love Clare's inclusive approach to crafting and her upbeat and uplifting style.

- Louise Tilbrook

Lia’s Living Almanac

By Lia Leendertz

Join me to mark and celebrate the seasons as they change

I love Lia's writing and her use of language. Reassuring, grounding and gently enquiring. With her posts I always feel as though I've learned something new and been given a little gift with which to go forward and explore my own world.

- Louise Tilbrook

The Moon Shed

By The moon shed

Tarot with heart. A newsletter to bring tarot into your life to give you time for yourself, a deeper connection with your inner world and a little bit of magic.

The Haven

By Gabrielle Treanor

Overcome your overwhelm so you can feel more calm and joy every day.

Knitting with noodles

By Sky

A newsletter about creative practice, knitting, and mindfulness

Meadow Journal

By Pippa

Trying to make sense of the world through words, my perspective as a 20 year old overthinker and people pleaser. Balancing out all the questions with monthly posts filled with favourite books, food, art and other creators.

Subject to Change with Emily McDowell

Cautionary tales, unsolicited advice, and notes on being alive, from a writer/illustrator and recovering company founder.

Slow Scottish Stories

By Molly Ella

Slow weekly stories from the Scottish Highlands. Join our gentle community of kindred spirits and change your life.

Calm, beautifully written reflections - they always make me think or inspire me to take gentle action in my own life.

- Louise Tilbrook

quietly courageous

By sarah lynas

Untangling the magic of human design & weaving it together with gently-fierce self-belief nudges, giving you permission to be YOU. Join me on a journey from self-doubting introvert to deeply self-trusting creative.

Gather & Grow

By Sarah Raad

Running and growing a small creative business whilst living a good, simple life from me, a coach for creatives with 30+ years exp of marketing. Also Gather & Grow membership with journaling sessions, mindset/goals resources, The Selfish Book Club & more.

Small Stories with Laura Pashby

Searching for magic & meaning—notes from my writing desk & beyond. A space for seekers of everyday beauty. 💫

Creatively Conscious

By Claire Venus

Your Creativity loves Courage! Updates from a slow-lived life on the Northumberland Coast, thoughtful journal prompts & tools to help enhance your creativity and wellbeing. Home to monthly 'Self Seed your Business' sessions. 🌱

Footnotes and Tangents

By Simon Haisell

A community for curious and creative readers. Slow book groups reading Leo Tolstoy and Hilary Mantel. Fiction by Simon Haisell.

Entre Nous

By Sara Tasker

Slow living, online business and personal growth - for creative souls and dreamers.

Something to Say with Abigail Bergstrom

Writing advice, publishing guidance and cultural commentary from an industry-leading literary agent and published author.

Substack Reads

Your guide to great writing happening on Substack, plus the home of “The Active Voice,” a podcast by Hamish McKenzie.

close knit notes

By ani lee

a dispatch from the maker of the Close Knit Podcast - usually about textiles, always tender.

The Good Yarn with Linda Hartley

Stories, help and inspiration to make sure you get the best from your yarn and enjoy your knitting

Offerings

By Jessica Dore

Jessica Dore, author of Tarot for Change, explores human experience using Pamela Colman Smith's images from the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot.

Room in the Attic

By Anna Maria Boland

Notes from a quiet life and reading in a small village in the east of the Netherlands.

Anna writes beautifully and thoughtfully. I always look forward to her insights.

- Louise Tilbrook

For Knitters & Crocheters, The Place To Be: Yarn Bay

By Jodie Morgan

The home of Fiber Friday and lots more. Let's craft a joyful, meaningful life through knitting and crochet together! Plus my favorite links & recommendations each Sunday.

Pull Up A Chair

By Lily

Welcome to my small part of the internet, my one-person magazine. This is what we'd be chatting about if you came into my kitchen and I invited you to pull up a chair and have a coffee.

Everyday Knitter

Recommended by Louise Tilbrook