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Mood Board: Autumn 2026 – Sericulture

Mood board: Autumn 2026 – Sericulture Proposals due by: September 1, 2025 Final work due by: March 1, 2026 Got something to say about silk? We sure hope so because we’re planning a big silk – sericulture – issue for Autumn 2026, and we want you to share your tips, experiences, techniques, and anything else […]

Clemes & Clemes on the Impact on Our Tool Manufacturers

We reached out to Clemes & Clemes to see how the tariffs are impacting business for a tool manufacturer.  For over half a century, we have worked hard to source locally and domestically when possible. Forging long-lasting relationships with local suppliers tends to keep costs down and quality up – being able to walk right into […]

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!

Third Thursdays Guild Tip

Time 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

Dear 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 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 

There 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

As 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?

I’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 […]