By the Books: Using Older Texts to Inform Our Modern Understanding of Fiber
There seems to be a lot of crossover between book people and fiber people. It is part of why I spend so much time researching fiber arts.
Author Archive for: mcondon0512
Entries by Meagan Condon
Sneak Peek: Spring 2025 – Hue!
You may have already received your digital or print copy of the Spring 2025 Hue issue! We aren’t going to lie – we got caught up in staring at all the pretty colors, so this is less of a preview and more of a post-view, since you might already have it in your hands. Still, we […]
New Guild Spin-In Today! Join us!
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 […]
Designer Interview: Shana Cohen
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, […]
Spin Together 2025! A Resounding Success!
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.
What is luster?
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 […]
New Guild Episode Drops Saturday!
Are you ready for this? The latest guild episode is coming! I repeat, the latest guild episode is coming!
Ask Jacey: How Much Twist is Right?
I’m a new spinner and just can’t figure out how much twist is too much or not enough.
Call for Blog Submissions: Tension
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!
