Article Info

Article Title
Plying by Numbers
Author
Michelle Boyd
Issue date
Winter 2016
Issue number
15
Issue topic
Plying
Description
This article focuses on the amount of ply twist to aim for based upon the 2/3 method and the 50% method of singles twist. It compares each of those methods as well as the U method. The examples in the article focus on 2-ply yarns but a section discusses 3-ply and beyond. The article finishes with considerations for determining which ply method to use in your yarn based upon the characteristics you want.
Article topic list
plying, twist, 2-ply, 3-ply