Spooky Spins & Handspun Horror
Enjoy these 3 creepy and fibery micro-stories that will strike fear into any spinner’s heart. Happy Halloween!
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Three Tips for Making Consistent Yarn
/in Frontpage Article, News, Spinning/by Meagan CondonMaybe you’ve just learned how to spin and now you are struggling to create consistent yarn. Or perhaps you’ve been spinning for a long time and are ready to refine your technique. These tips will help you create a more consistent yarn.
Step Away from Your Electric Wheel
/in Frontpage Article, News/by Guest BloggerThe title sounds like something the “Spinning Police” would say, doesn’t it? No, I’m not here to give you a ticket, but maybe an idea instead.
Stash Sweater: Deconstructed
/in Frontpage Article, News/by Guest BloggerLet’s take a peek at the incredible process of bringing a sweater pattern to life for the pages of PLY Magazine!
Ask Jacey: Commercial Yarns as a Supporting Ply for Art Yarns
/in News/by Guest BloggerAs featured in PLY’s December 2023 newsletter, the Ask Jacey column answers a question about commercial yarns and how they can help create art yarns!
A Sweater Without Compromises
/in News/by Guest BloggerHave you ever blown out the elbow of a favorite sweater? Or knit up an entire sweater only to find you have to wear a turtleneck under it? When choosing a fleece to spin into a sweater, lots of people reach for one end of the spectrum or another: a Merino or associated crossbreed, or something that makes a nice hard-wearing barn sweater like a Romney. However, both of those approaches leave us with a sweater yarn full of compromises. Fortunately, there is an alternative.
The Devotion of a Handspinner: Donna Jo Copeland
/in News/by Guest BloggerAt seventy-three-years-young, there is no stopping Donna Jo Copeland from keeping a small flock of sheep, a few quirky angora goats, and about eleven English angora rabbits on Breezy Manor Farm, located in Mooresville, Indiana. After over five decades of shepherding, she is still fascinated by her fiber animals and loves working with the gift of their wool. Let’s learn more about Donna Jo’s flock-to-sweater process, which proves that you are never too old or too young to enjoy fibers.
For the Love of Flax
/in News/by Guest BloggerFiber artist and experienced hand spinner Kathy Sparks shares her lifelong flax to fabric journey with the readers of the PLY Magazine Blog.
