words and photos by Vicki Robinson In 2016, my husband and I adopted a bonded pair of senior dogs from the SPCA: a short-haired dachshund and a 3-pound long-haired chihuahua. I’d spun dog hair (chiengora) before, so with the tiniest of slicker brushes, I groomed my sweet Daisy daily. She loved it and would jump […]
We asked long-time PLY reader Johanna Carter a few questions about her spinning and crafting life. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started spinning. I knit quite fast and wanted to slow my knitting down, as it is not so cheap to buy yarn, so I asked a friend to […]
We are gathering photos of the different ways that spinners spin (how you hold your hands, how you hold your fiber, the position of drafting) for the Autumn issue of PLY. If you have a close-up photo of just your hands spinning (the bigger the file, the better) and you don’t mind us using it […]
Words and Photos by Liza Jennings Seiner A few years ago, I was talking to a friend who knew I was a handspinner. Somehow we stumbled onto the topic of spinning lots of different kinds of fiber, and she asked me: “Could you spin dog fur?” I said I probably could but hadn’t tried. When […]
As fiber festivals and livestock shows across the United States and many other countries have been canceled, fiber artists and businesses have seen their sales plummet. And festival goers aren’t able to see all of these fiber artists in one place. Fiber Artist Market is a new online marketplace for fiber producers and fiber artists, […]
Although we’d love to see you in person to give you your PLYAway shirts, you can still get one by ordering through our website. You can also show off your PLY spirit with an awesome PLY shirt. Thank you so much for all the support you have shown for PLY and PLYAway. We truly could […]
Words and Photos by L’ubica Noemi Kovacilova L’ubica was the scholarship recipient for PLYAway 2019, which was sponsored by The Woolery. We asked her to write a few words about her experience. Warning – this article might be slightly biased because as soon as I think of the visit in Kansas City, even with almost […]
Ads are officially on sale for the next issue! Our Autumn issue is all about getting back to the Basics of spinning. We have a variety of ads available, including half page and quarter page ads. Or try a bazaar ad, which is a great way to show off what you have to spinners. Art […]
