Latest Blog Posts
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 […]
Call for Blog Submissions: Plants
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!
PLY Guild: Second Season Drop – Episode 2
Ding! Ding! Ding! The second episode of the second (worsted) season of the PLY Guild has dropped and is ready for your viewing pleasure! It’s a great episode filled with lots of information about choosing fibers for worsted yarns. We’ll see you again with a new episode in six weeks (but in the meantime, come […]
Third Thursdays Guild Tip
Time to ramp up for tonight’s PLY Spinners Guild Third Thursday foundational spin-in! Here’s a tip to tide you over until the spin-in starts! This is something I’ve observed time and again during my years of teaching spinners. When we first begin spinning with a short forward draw, many of us struggle to get a […]
Ask Jillian: Parallel Drafting Tips
Dear Jillian, I am having the worst time parallel drafting! My fibers don’t draft well, there’s clumping, and one color frequently falls away. Can you give me some tips to make it easier? ~Tess (and others) in Jillian’s class at Maryland Sheep and Wool Hi Tess, Parallel drafting may be my favorite color spinning technique, […]
