Can We Feature You!?
/in Frontpage Article, News, SpinningOne 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
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!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
/in Frontpage Article, Issue Preview, SpinningSpring 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
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!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. […]
Handmaking Spinning Tools
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!Words and Photos by Denise Williams Handspinning can be a very expensive craft. When I decided to start spinning yarn, I had bags of wool but no tools. Internet groups were beginning to spring up, with ample advice encouraging beginners to buy everything under the sun. I’m sure you’ve seen it all: hand carders, drum […]
Supported Spindle Tips Needed
/in Frontpage Article, SpinningCalling all supported spindle spinners! How do you travel with your supported spindles (and their support)? Share your tip by going to our Tip Jar submission page. Your tips will be printed in the Summer 2020 issue on supported spindles. The person who submits our absolutely favorite tip will get a prize from us! It’s […]
Guilded: Creating Community Through Cloth
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!Words and Photos by Sarah Thornton There’s a piece of cloth in my office: a shawl, about 22×72 inches, with twisted fringe, woven in a simple 4-shaft twill. The weft is a 2-ply white wool – nothing too special, rather coarse in fact, and somewhat unevenly spun and plied. The warp is a mirrored gradation […]
The Palindrome Experiment
/in Frontpage Article, Spinning, We couldn't fit it in the print issue!Words and Photos by Rachel Simmons I remember the first time I heard the word palindrome. I was in the 4th grade, and I thought it was awesome. I mean, could “straw warts” really read the same backward as it does forward? The answer is yes. And that makes me happy in a strange inner […]
