The Yarn
Art Library

It is the full collection of 500+ licensed First Nations artworks by 80+ artists, available for your organisation to use on uniforms, merchandise and gifts. Every artwork is licensed directly from the artist who created it, and each one carries the artist's own story. This page is where you browse what is available and tell us what you like.

Browse the library, tap Add to brief on anything that speaks to you, and fill in the short form at the bottom of the page. We reply within one business day with options, timelines and a quote. Sending a brief does not commit you to anything.

Yes. Schools, health services, government, businesses, clubs and community organisations all use the library. Each use is licensed for your project with the artist's consent, and the artist is credited wherever the artwork appears.

Almost anything we produce: polos, scrubs, hi-vis and workwear, tees, bottles and drinkware, tote bags, notebooks, lanyards and gift packs. Your logo sits alongside the artwork, and we send you a mock-up to approve before anything is made.

It depends on the products and quantities you choose, so we quote per project. The artist's royalty is built into every unit, so there is no separate artwork fee for using a library design.

Every artwork is licensed with the artist's consent. The artist keeps copyright and ICIP, is credited on every product, and is paid a royalty on every unit sold, at a rate fixed with them from the start.

Often, yes. Any change is taken to the artist first and only goes ahead with their approval, and studio time for recolour work is quoted as a small fee. If a change would alter the meaning of the story, we will say so, and we can commission a new artwork to your specification instead.

Library artworks are available to multiple organisations unless an exclusive arrangement is made. If you want a story that belongs to your organisation alone, commissioning new is the right path. We connect you with an artist suited to your brief and manage design, sign-off and application end to end.

Express merch is decorated in-house at our Meanjin (Brisbane) facility in 5 to 10 business days. Custom uniforms and cut-and-sew production run 5 to 6 weeks including freight. Commissions add time before production for the brief, the introduction and the agreement, and we scope that with you up front.

Email or call using the details below, or send the brief with whatever you know so far. We reply within one business day, and we are always happy to talk a project through before anything is decided.