What’s Unique About PLY Magazine?

Single topic issues

Single topic issues allow us to deeply explore a spinning topic from every angle. Collecting issues of PLY is like building your own comprehensive spinning library that you’ll refer to often.

Beginner to Advanced

We don’t just cover the basics, we explore and experiment. Whether you need to build skills and be inspired or advance the skills you have and step out of your comfort zone, PLY is for you.

Look and Feel

PLY is an indie magazine that looks and feels different than other magazines. With 121-128 archival-quality pages and only 15% ads, you get more information and gorgeous photography.

In the Current Issue

Summer 2025: The Tension Issue

Tension might seem like something we want to avoid, but we use tension all the time when we spin, from our wheel systems to how we manage the yarns we create. The Tension issue will help you remove tension in your body and head by explaining and exploring all the ways tension is useful when you are spinning. 

  • What material should you use for your drive band and your brake band? 
  • How do you know when you might want to increase the take-up or decrease the take-up when creating a specific yarn? 
  • How does adjusting the tension and angle while plying affect the yarn and how can you use that to create different textured and art yarns? 
  • How do you make sure your tension is right when using various long draw techniques? 

You’ll find some answers to these questions and more inside these pages. For projects, we have a gorgeous cowl created by linking chains together, socks using opposing-ply yarn, and a crochet scarf from a fine laceweight yarn. You’ll also find specific hand exercises you can perform daily to help with keeping your hands flexible and injury-free as well as suggestions for using spinning as a meditation to help reduce mental stress. This is an issue you don’t want to miss! 

In the Blog

Clemes & Clemes on the Impact on Our Tool Manufacturers

We reached out to Clemes & Clemes to see how the tariffs are impacting business for a tool manufacturer.  For over half a century, we have worked hard to source locally and domestically when possible. Forging long-lasting relationships with local suppliers tends to keep costs down and quality up – being able to walk right into […]

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