Latest Blog Posts
Can We Feature You!?
One of the things we’d like to do on the PLY blog is feature you, our readers. We’d love to hear about how an article or issue of PLY has helped you in your spinning journey. Maybe you’ve made a project from one of the issues or maybe you’ve tried a new technique based upon […]
Small Batch Yarn Prep
Words and Photos by Margaret Wright Three years ago, I went from a Jersey Shore schoolteacher and suburban mom to living in the woods of Western Maine. I purchased my first spinning wheel and joined an amazing group of people in a spinning group out of Cornish, Maine. They insist they love me despite the […]
The Fur Issue is coming: sneak peek
Spring is upon us and that means the Fur issue is coming! It’s filled with all the fluffy little animals with fiber so fine and flighty that they delight spinners all over. The issue starts off with wise words from Judith MacKenzie and her take on spinable wild fibers. From there it delves into exactly […]
Prepping Fiber for a Large Project
Words and Photos by Anne Schwarz I’m making my first sweater from scratch. This is new for me. Usually I spin a pound of this, a 4-oz braid of that, enjoying the pretty colors or trying my hands at a technique or a yarn design idea, and then I make yet another hat or scarf. […]
