Latest Blog Posts
Facts about PLY – What makes us different?
Lately we’ve been working on outreach – getting the word out about PLY so that we can get our magazine into the hands of more spinners – and in that process, we’ve put together a little list of “fun facts” about PLY as a way to introduce ourselves to new people. Even if you’ve been […]
What’s inside the Singles Issue?
The Winter 2015 “Singles” issue is busy making its way to various destinations around the world. Whether you’re a subscriber waiting for your copy to arrive, or you’ve been thinking of subscribing and you’d like a preview before you buy, today’s post is here to give you a sneak peek inside the issue! ————————————————————————————————— Jacey’s opening […]
Use Your Yarn
I teach a lot of classes and I am always surprised at how many spinners I meet who don’t use their handspun yarns for projects. They give me lots of reasons for it. (1) They don’t think they have enough yarn for a project or (2) they don’t have enough matching skeins or (3) they think […]
Learning to Love the Singles yarn
Guest blogger Amberlee Venters visits us today with her story of learning to spin outside her own box and give singles yarn a try, both for spinning and knitting. If you’ve ever been hesitant to spin a singles yarn, Amberlee’s story might just inspire you to try an experiment of your own. ——————————————————————————————————– The […]
Why Do Spinning Teachers Teach the Same Classes?
I’ve had a couple of people ask me lately, with all of the spinning teachers teaching these days why do they all teach the same classes? Well they do and they don’t. Think about teaching spinning like sneezing, everybody does it, just not in the same way. Some people shake the walls […]
