Article Info

Article Title
Dogbane: A modern spinner's approach to an ancient fiber
Author
Sara McCourt
Issue date
Autumn 2025
Issue number
50
Issue topic
Plants
Description
This article explores a plant fiber called dogbane, which is a bast fiber similar to flax and hemp. The article goes through the process of harvesting and processing the plant for the fibers and how to spin it. The author them explores spinning this fiber as both line and tow, including singles yarns and 2-ply yarns and shares knit, crochet, and woven swatches made from the yarns.
Article topic list
plant fibers, bast, fiber prep, singles, 2-ply, experimenting, finshing