Hooray! Hooray! Today’s the day! Today is our first ever third Thursday PLY Spinners Guild (PSG) spin-in! We encourage you to check out our new spin-in at 5 pm pacific today, March 20th. These third Thursday spin-ins are dedicated to helping you develop the foundational spinning skills and fiber confidence you want. So, if you’re […]
PLY is proud to work with some incredible artists, tool makers, and designers. Today we’d like to feature Shana Cohen, a designer whose Palimpsest cardigan pattern appeared in the recent Winter 2024 Care issue of PLY. Tell us a little bit about yourself? (the hardest-to-answer question first!) I’m a knitting pattern designer, architect, design educator, […]
To all our friends who partook in Spin Together… to all our friends who cheered us on from the bleachers… PLY had an incredible first year participating in this virtual spinning competition.
Oh, no! Meagan is at it again! Can we tackle an easier topic, like the cure for cancer or world peace, please? While the word luster brings to mind pearls and diamonds, it can be difficult to nail down exactly what luster means in regard to fiber. This is complicated by the fact that luster is […]
Are you ready for this? The latest guild episode is coming! I repeat, the latest guild episode is coming!
I’m a new spinner and just can’t figure out how much twist is too much or not enough.
While the Tension issue of PLY is already in the works (and it looks like another great one!) we are still interested in finding quality related posts for the blog!
Excerpt from “Spinning Sustainably” by Diana Hawthorne, PLY Issue 47, Winter 2024 Prioritize natural fibers As a spinner you are likely already spinning wool, silk, cotton, or linen. Natural fiber is a more climate-friendly choice than synthetic fibers like acrylic and polyester, which are made from petroleum. Washing and working with fibers causes microscopic pieces […]
We are excited to announce that PLY will be joining into the Spin Together festivities this year!
