PLY article index
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| Author | Article Title | Issue date | Issue number | Issue topic | Article topic list | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Sue Zawistoski | Love Your Scotch Brake: Adjusted just for you | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), brake band, wheel/tool care, tension | |
| Michelle Boyd | Spin It! So You Want to Spin a | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), bulky, singles, drape, warmth, luster | |
| Mary Berry | Can I eSpin That Yarn? | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), e-spinner, twist, plying | |
| Stephenie Gaustad | Treadle: One or Two? | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), wheel selection | |
| Susan Fricks | Spin It! Stole My Heart Wrap | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | spin it, cotton, silk, e-spinner, 2-ply | |
| Susan Fricks | Weave It! Stole My Heart Wrap | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | weave it, cotton, silk | |
| Jillian Moreno | World Peace and the Yarn You Want | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), expanding skills, twist, troubleshooting, consistency, brake band, diameter | |
| Amy Manko | Fiber Across the Wheel | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), experimenting, CVM, Romeldale, Jacob, rare breeds, bamboo, cotton, Leicester Longwool | |
| Melissa Yoder Ricks | Spin It! Bogue Banks Beach Tote | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | spin it, flax, bamboo, flyer-led (scotch tension) | |
| Melissa Yoder Ricks | Crochet It! Bogue Banks Beach Tote | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | crochet it, bag, linen, bamboo | |
| Brenda Dunse, Jill Duarte, Hannah Merritt Woods | Hot Button: Flyer-led production spinning | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), consistency, wheel selection | |
| Kathy Sparks | Band Practice (With a Variety of Material) | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), drive band, experimenting | |
| Jessica Cook | Behind the Curtain: Flyer-led Wheel Makers | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), wheel selection | |
| Kara Perpelitz | Trifecta | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), tension, grist, drafting | |
| Beth Smith | Spin It! Flyer-led Fine Yarn | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), fine, tension, brake band, crosslacing, drive band, twist | |
| Heather Zoppetti | Spin It! Blackberry Lemonade Top | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | flyer-led (scotch tension), spin it, Merino, bamboo, twist | |
| Heather Zoppetti | Knit It! Blackberry Lemonade Top | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | knit it, sweater | |
| Amy Manko, Deborah Robson | Sheep on the Edge: Leiester Longwool | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | Leicester Longwool, sheep, breed-specific | |
| Amy Manko | Person of Interest: Deborah Robson | Summer 2018 | 21 | Flyer-led | community, sheep | |
| Tip Jar: Getting over your fears of spinning flax | Spiring 2018 | 20 | Flax | flax, expanding skills | Does spinning flax make you nervous, PLY readers give you tips to break through the fear and tackle this skill. | |
| Lisa Bertoldi | Learn the Lingo of Linen | Spring 2018 | 20 | Flax | flax, historical, terminology |
The language of spinning is sometimes confusing. That’s even more true when it comes to linen. This article covers all the terms associated with flax and spinning it into linen. |
| Stephenie Gaustad | Spin It! Flax to Linen | Spring 2018 | 20 | Flax | flax, spin it, expanding skills |
Steph loves spinning flax. This article covers how to spin flax but also tips and tricks from Steph’s decades of flax spinning. It covers hackling, distaves, the drafting line, spinning, line, and so many nuggets of knowledge. |
| Cassie Dickson | Prep It! Ready for Retting | Spring 2018 | 20 | Flax | flax, fiber prep, expanding skills, historical |
Once your flax is pulled and dried, it needs to be separated and then retted. This article gives several ways of retting and tools you can improvise if you don’t have the traditional tools. |
| Andrea Myklebust | Prep It! Hand to Tool | Spring 2018 | 20 | Flax | flax, fiber prep, prep it, expanding skills, terminology |
If you don’t have the traditional tools for rippling, breaking, scrutching, and hackling, this article explains how things you might already have around could be improvised. |
| Hannah Merritt Woods | Prep It! Dressed Distaff or Towel Roll | Spring 2018 | 20 | Flax | flax, fiber prep, distaff, cultural, expanding skills, historical |
How to dress a distaff in a traditional way and also how to easily dress one using a towel and ribbon. |
