Rhinebeck Sweater?
/in Festivals, Frontpage Article, Projects, SpinningI’m leaving for New York in less than a week. It’s the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival. I’m excited to see the festival. I haven’t been able to see the festival on my own terms for years and I’ve written myself a little schedule. I did leave some open spaces in case somebody […]
Singles on a Sock Machine
/in Frontpage Article, Projects, SpinningGuest blogger Cindy Craft is here to share her experiments with using a Circular Sock Machine to knit single ply socks. She also uses a flatbed machine for color work using singles. If you’ve ever wondered about knitting machines, we think you’ll be very inspired by her post! ——————————————————————————————————– I’m a hand spinner. I spin […]
Spinning for Something Big
/in Frontpage Article, Projects, SpinningSo I’m in the midst of this big project that I brought on myself. I probably have at least another year of spinning and weaving before I finish the original plan and since I began I’ve thought of new questions and experiments I want to look into. The thing is there are many smaller projects inside […]
Spinning “Lopi” Singles
/in Frontpage Article, Projects, SpinningGuest blogger Beth Abbott is here to share with us her experiences spinning “Lopi” style singles yarns and using them in her knitting. Follow along with her exploration of the history of these yarns and her efforts to engineer a way to spin them for herself. ———————————————————————————————- When I started my study on Icelandic fleece, […]
Scouring
/in Frontpage Article, Projects, SpinningIt’s January and around my house that usually means a lot of wool washing is going to happen. I have 8 teaching appointments this year and almost everyone chooses classes that require unprocessed wool. That’s because around 75% of my class list consists of classes that are about processing wool from raw. I love it. […]
Use Your Yarn
/in Frontpage Article, News, Projects, SpinningI 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 […]
Arm Knitting with Textured Yarns
/in Frontpage Article, ProjectsRegular PLY contributor Maja Siska is here to show you how to turn your skein of textured bulky yarn into a wearable piece in less than 30 minutes. Take it away, Maja! ——————————————————————————————————– Arm knitting works well for that special skein that is too beautiful to knit regularly, or just the latest crazy yarn off your […]
