I'm really struggling to recreate the image on that site you linked me to.

When i middle mouse drag the samplerInfo to the blendColours node I can't get it to connect in any way. Same happens if I...

or find 'samplerinfo' ?

Thanks. How do i create a 'flag' ?

I'm creating a globe with a transparent sea, so that you can see the other side.

Currently when I render it, the texture on the inside of the sphere is not displayed. It's just white.

How can i...

Thanks for the link. I don't think i have a problem creating the actual rope - it's getting the fabric to interact with it properly. Currently I think it's too close or colliding with the rope which...

Problem is, I'd like to animate it afterwards (santa's sack on the back of his sleigh, waving in the wind as he flies).

Isn't cloth the best way to do that?

I'm really not making myself clear...

I want to make a sack which santa carries. How?

Second Image Below. The ball isn't shown, but I want the thread to rise up around the ball and close it at the top - Just like a sack would be closed.

It doesn't have to animate this process, but...

Yeah sorry, screenshots attached. The first one is the result, and the second shows what i've tried to do with regards to 'threading' the thread between the cloth.

Well I assume I make a thread by extruding a circle around a cv curve, right? I'm ok with that, but if I try to get the thread to go in and out of the 'material' it screws up when i press play.
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