PLY article index
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| Author | Article Title | Issue date | Issue number | Issue topic | Article topic list | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacey Boggs Faulkner | The Rules: Spinning singles yarns | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | singles, expanding skills, experimenting | This article introduces the idea of spinning a singles yarn. Covering wheel set-up, fiber choice, draft choice, and experimentation, this article will get your started spinning your singles yarns. |
| Beth Smith | Singles: Fiber matters | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | fine wool, long wool, medium wool, Merino, Romney, Wensleydale, staple length, singles, fiber considerations |
Beth Smith knows fiber and when you’re spinning singles, fiber choice matters. This article explores how and why it matters by experimenting with Merino (short staple length), Romney (medium staple length), and Wensleydale (long staple length). |
| Carson Demers | Ergo Neo: Giving the spindle a turn | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | spindles, ergonomics |
Take care of your body so you can keep making yarn! This article helps spindle spinners keep their bodies in tip top shape! |
| Melissa Yoder Ricks | Spin It! Color-changing Singles | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | singles, spin it, color |
Using hand-dyed fiber, this article covers all the considerations of spinning a color-changing singles yarn including fiber choice, planning, spinning, and finishing. |
| Johanna Carter | Who's That Spinner? | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | community |
Learn all about Johanna Carter in this spinner profile. |
| Jillian Moreno | The Race Is On: Singles vs. 2-ply yarn | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | plying, singles, efficiency, experimenting |
Is spinning singles yarn actually more efficient or economical? Jillian experiments and shares her results! |
| Elizabeth Watt | The Bias Point | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | singles, twist, experimenting |
Everyone is afraid of singles yarn biasing. Is it warranted? This article explores and tests just how likely biasing is, how much or little twist is needed to create a bias, and what can be done to avoid it. |
| Franklin Habit | Lazy Kate's Guide to Thoroughly Unsatisfying Spinning | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | humor |
A comic by Franklin Habit |
| Grace Shalom Hopkins | Journal of a Singles Yarn Sock | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | Gotland, 2-ply, singles, socks, experimenting |
Socks and singles yarns? Is it possible? This experimental article uses a 2-ply sock and a singles yarn sock, spun from Gotland, records the wear and tear on both through several weeks, and reports the answer! |
| Katherine Johnson | Single and Free | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | singles |
An article on using singles yarns for tatting. |
| Ann Krieg | Spin It! Veila and Nebel | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Susanna IC | Knit It! Veila Scarf | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Susanna IC | Knit It! Nebel Hat and Cowl | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Kathryn Benavides | Spin It! Ondulant Scarf | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| CarolFeller | Knit It! Ondulant Scarf | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Sylvia Becker | Spin It! Good Girl Gone Bad | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Sylvia Becker | Knit It! Bad Girl Scarf | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Deborah Behm | Spin It! Singles for Tapestry Weaving | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Deborah Behm | Weave It! Tapestry Bag | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Carol G. McFadden | Weaving with Singles: A test of abrasion | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Ann Mickow | Weave It! Weaving on a Peg Loom | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Sue Tye, Jill Sanders | Follow the Fiber: Sue & Jill Make No Mistakes | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Amy King, Arlene Thayer, Esther Rodters | Hot Button: Tension-setting Yarn | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Stephenie Gaustad | Taming the Wild Single | Winter 2015 | 11 | Singles | ||
| Maggie Casey | New to Fleece: Flicking, combing, and spinning | PSG Season 1 | 11 | PSG: New to Fleece | flicking, fiber prep, fleece, locks, flicker |
Maggie Casey, author of Start Spinning, teaches us how to open locks with a flicker, how to comb with flicker, how to spin each of the preps, and how the yarns compare. |
