Call for Blog Submissions: Plants
While the Tension issue of PLY is already in the works (and it looks like another great one!) we are still interested in finding quality related posts for the blog!
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PLY Guild: Second Season Drop – Episode 2
/in Community, Guild/by Emily Davis-HaleDing! Ding! Ding! The second episode of the second (worsted) season of the PLY Guild has dropped and is ready for your viewing pleasure! It’s a great episode filled with lots of information about choosing fibers for worsted yarns. We’ll see you again with a new episode in six weeks (but in the meantime, come […]
Third Thursdays Guild Tip
/in Guild, Tips/by Meagan CondonTime to ramp up for tonight’s PLY Spinners Guild Third Thursday foundational spin-in! Here’s a tip to tide you over until the spin-in starts! This is something I’ve observed time and again during my years of teaching spinners. When we first begin spinning with a short forward draw, many of us struggle to get a […]
Ask Jillian: Parallel Drafting Tips
/in Ask Jillian!/by Emily Davis-HaleDear Jillian, I am having the worst time parallel drafting! My fibers don’t draft well, there’s clumping, and one color frequently falls away. Can you give me some tips to make it easier? ~Tess (and others) in Jillian’s class at Maryland Sheep and Wool Hi Tess, Parallel drafting may be my favorite color spinning technique, […]
Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild: Preserving the Ancient Art of Handspinning
/in Community/by Guest BloggerIn 1985 a small group of like-minded individuals formed the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild. They had the tenacity and skill to develop their craft.
By the Books: Using Older Texts to Inform Our Modern Understanding of Fiber
/in Frontpage Article/by Meagan CondonThere seems to be a lot of crossover between book people and fiber people. It is part of why I spend so much time researching fiber arts.
Third Thursdays Guild Tips
/in Guild/by Guest BloggerAs we ramp up for tonight’s PLY Spinners Guild Third Thursday foundational spin-in, we’d like to take a moment to feature some tips from one of our wonderful PLY Guild spin-in leaders, Terri Guerette. What should I bring to a workshop? Although not something to bring to a workshop, one of the reminders I often […]
Ask Jacey: How Do I Improve My Joins?
/in Ask Jacey!/by Emily Davis-HaleI’ve heard lots of people talk about how there are different joins for different kinds of spinning. I’m not even super good at the one join I do (I kind of tease out the fiber at the end of my new yarn and then lay new fiber over it and hope it all gets twisted […]
Mood Board: Summer 2026 – Purpose
/in Mood Board, News/by Emily Davis-HaleMood Board: Summer 2026 – Purpose Proposals due by: June 1, 2025 Final work due by: December 1, 2025 Although spinning up a gorgeous skein of yarn seems like a project in and of itself, ultimately most handspun yarn is used to create something else. So how do you spin with a purpose in mind? […]
