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Bridging the gap between modern hobby spinning and old daily labor in Newfoundland.
The basics of planning a fiber event.
The basics of being a vendor at a fiber event.
Creating a coiled and wrapped yarn from carded fiber, silk hankies, and a plying thread.
Creating a coiled and wrapped yarn from carded fiber, silk hankies, and a plying thread.
Spinning a 3-ply yarn with long color gradients from Corriedale roving, and working with a remote collaborator.
Knitting pattern for a garter stitch shawl in fingering weight yarn, inspired by classic circus tents.
Making connections and learning new skills in an increasingly inclusive crafting community.
How to leverage your crafting community to challenge yourselves with new skills.
Organizing a sheep-to-shawl team for the Rhinebeck festival.
Jacey introduces and walks you through 4 long draw drafts: Point-of-contact, supported, double-draft, and unsupported.
Make a yarn with Jacey as she spins a short backward draft with a carded prep on her Hansen e-spinner, all the while talking you through the process. She’s spinning warp yarn for the season 3 wall-hanging.
Jacey walks you through this episode and talks about how great Deb is!
Deb Robson, brilliant author of The Fleece and Fiber Source Book, gives us the lowdown on the structure of wool and how we know a lot less than we think we do! It’s a fascinating talk and will teach you quite a bit!
Deb Robson, brilliant author of The Fleece and Fiber Source Book, talks about felting. Why and how does wool felt? Is it fibers locking together? Racheting? Plowing? and how do you keep it from happening? You’ll know so much more after listening to Deb!
Deb Robson, brilliant author of The Fleece and Fiber Source Book, talks about fiber preparations. Rolag, puni, roving, batt, sliver, top, cloud? What does it all mean and how does it affect your spinning? Deb Robson explains it all!
Whatever you know about Shetland wool, there’s more to learn! This article describes the broad variety of traits found in Shetland fleeces and how they can influence a final yarn.
A diverse community surrounds the Shetland wool industry.
Spinning-themed cartoon.
Two weavers share their experience of creating unique designs from the same parameters.
A personal account of being the partner to a fiber artist.
Introducing spinning to a veterans’ group for physical and emotional healing.
Twist can be tricky, how much and where to put it being the main focus. Here, PLY readers offer their own answers for those questions.
