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Winter 2020 ads on sale
Ads are officially on sale for the next issue on Warmth (Winter 2020). We are dedicated to keeping this magazine content heavy and ad light (ads are only 12–15% of our content). Hopefully you’ve noticed this, and hopefully you’ve noticed the ads. We love our advertisers – without them, we couldn’t bring you this magazine. […]
Introducing PLY’s new graphic designer
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick is the new graphic designer/layout artist for PLY, and we asked her a few questions so we could all get to know her a little better. Her first issue is the Summer 2020 issue on Supported Spindles. Tell us a little bit about yourself, what fiber craft(s) you do, and how you got […]
A Study of the Effects of Canis Lupus Familiaris (Dog) Fiber on Achieving Nirvana
words and photos by Brittany Trask As I walked my 17-year-old Chow Chow Bear, otherwise known as “Chookie,” for what was to be our final time in September 2018, I stood proud and transfixed. I was mesmerized by a piece of fur that had shaken itself loose from Chookie’s cuddly frame, drifting through the twilight […]
Last Call for Electric Submissions
Summer 2021 is going to have a jolt of electricity! Yes, that’s right, it’s all about tools that go vroom vroom, buzz buzz, or even purr quietly. Let’s start with the one so many of us have and enjoy: the electric spinning wheel. What do you know about electric spinning wheels? What do you want […]
Spinning Daisy
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 […]
