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Whether you’re a seasoned writer/designer or putting fingers to keyboard for the first time, we absolutely know you can write for PLY! We want real spinners, authentic voices, strong narratives, great stories, practical advice, passionate words.

Feel like you’re not the best writer in the world? We don’t care! It’s easy to help with writing but it’s not easy to find somebody that knows what you know. We want your voice, your story, your spinning. We want you. That’s right, our goal is to get as many voices in this magazine as possible.

Feel like you don’t know enough about a particular topic? We still want you. While it’s true that we have dense and heavy topics that require lots of knowledge and years of experience, we also have experimentation articles, learn as you go write-ups, spin it articles, spinner profiles, guild pieces, tip jar tips etc. There is something for each and every spinner (to both read and write!).

Each issue has a theme and everything in the issue relates to that theme. The mood board (see below submission form for moodboard) will explain the theme, give you some ideas of what we’re looking for, show you the color palette, and tell you the proposal due date and when you’ll hear a yes or no.

Won’t you write for us? I promise we’ll do everything we can to make it an easy and gratifying experience. Plus, it pays and because we value the creative process, we only borrow the rights to your work. Twelve months after publication, the work reverts back to you and you’re free to do whatever you like with it.

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Winter 2025: Long Draw

This winter let’s talk about woolen yarns spun from long draws. We want to fill this issue with all the different long draw techniques around: point of contact/supported/American, English/double draft, unassisted, and from the fold. Can you tell us how each works? Which creates the loftiest yarn? Are you able to help spinners work with the wheel they have, no matter the drive system, to spin long draw? What about spindles and long draw? Which is best and what should a spinner look for? Charkhas? When spinning long draw, how do you change your yarn’s diameter? What about getting more consistent? What about plying and finishing? How do you do it and how important is it to woolen yarns?

Conventional spinning knowledge tells us that woolen yarns are not as strong as worsted yarns, that they abrade quicker, that they don’t show stitch patterns as well, so let’s do some tests and see what’s true and what’s not. And if these things are true, how true are they? What about fiber preps? What impact do they have in the final yarn? Does it matter if we use a rolag, a batt, roving, or a puni? Let’s do all the tests and compare all the things!

Of course we need some projects featuring these light and lofty yarns too. Do you have a design in mind for a warm winter sweater? A spindle-spun woolen shawl or cowl? What about crocheting with woolen yarns?

We want to hear from you about all of this and anything else you can think of!

Article and project proposals due by December 1, 2024.

You’ll hear back from us in January 2025.

Final articles, samples, and projects due by June 1, 2025.

The last few mood boards are here:

Autumn 2025: Plants

Summer 2025: Tension

Spring 2025: Hue

Winter 2024: Care

Write for PLY

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