I hope that it’s clear that PLY loves indie businesses. It’s not hard to do, is it? I can’t think of many fiber businesses that aren’t indie! It’s the nature of our community, even our big companies are still small companies, you know? Often dyers work in the kitchens. Spinners set up shop in their […]
Name: alice hollowed Spinning nickname: spinalot years spinning: 3 year Location: chicago Spinning tool of choice for spinzilla: matchless Favorite weight of yarn: worsted Favorite fiber for fast spinning: romney Favorite treat to eat while spinning: Coffee and beer Project you’ll be spinning for: Sweater Personal Spinzilla goal: 6000 yds I live on the northside of chicago (near […]
Name: Kate Blaney Spinning nickname: “Puni Goddess” Years spinning: 6.5 years Location: My Fortress of Wool in Frederick MD Spinning tool of choice for Spinzilla: Don’t make me choose! It is a tie between my Hansen miniSpinner & my Spanish Peacock supported spindles (of which…I own a lot of…) Favorite weight of yarn: I like […]
Name: Kimberly Burnette-Dean Spinning nickname: Spinnlady Years spinning: almost 26 years Location: Virginia Spinning tool of choice for spinzilla: Kromski Minstrel for spinning, Country Craftsman for plying. Favorite weight of yarn: DK/heavy fingering Favorite fiber for fast spinning: mill prepared loose roving OR some of my hand-pulled roving Favorite treat to eat while spinning: Eat? Who […]
Name: Bonny Acklin Spinning nickname: bonfiber Years spinning: 4 Location: Northwest Missouri Spinning tool of choice for spinzilla: Lendrum Original DT Favorite weight of yarn: Fingering.DK …since I love knitting socks and shawls Favorite fiber for fast spinning: anything crimpy, roving, batts and rolags Favorite treat to drink while spinning: beer with lime! Project you’ll be […]
Spinzilla invited me to be part of their 2015 blog tour. I was assigned the topic of plying and if there’s anything I know, it’s plying. I’ve plied even, I’ve plied off-tensioned, I’ve plied with a push up and a squiggle, I’ve plied the same yarn this way and that way and over and […]
Name: Christina Spinning nickname: Rogue of Wool years spinning: 15 Location: Denver, CO on my bike or wheel or, you know, in bed sometimes. Spinning tool of choice for spinzilla: trusty old Ashford Traveller, for the gypsy girl Favorite weight of yarn: I prefer any weight depending on the style of yarn, but comfort knitting […]
Name: Kat Spinning nickname: AsKatKnits (and spins) years spinning: ohmigosh – since 2007! How time flies when you are having fun! Location: Pittsburgh PA Spinning tool of choice for spinzilla: Schacht Matchless Favorite weight of yarn: Light fingering, but always working towards my penultimate yarn weight, a lovely gossamer lace weight. Favorite fiber for fast […]
Spinzilla: PLY Magazine Team Roster — Lydia Martin Spinning nickname: Dream Catcher years spinning: One… and growing Location: Fort Collins Spinning tool of choice for spinzilla: Top Gun Soundtrack Favorite weight of yarn: The one that is lightest on my pocketbook Favorite fiber for fast spinning: Whatever is prepped into easy to grab rolags Favorite […]
