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Meet the New Editor in Chief: Karen Robinson

With the publication of the Spring 2025 issue, the news is now official. PLY Magazine has a new editor in chief.  Jacey has served in that role since PLY began. Don’t worry! Jacey isn’t going anywhere! But the addition of the PLY Spinners Guild and WEFT Magazine mean that Jacey has been making adjustments to […]

New Monthly Spin-In for the Guild!

New Monthly Spin-in focused on building foundational spinning skills! 

What is luster?

Oh, no! Meagan is at it again! Can we tackle an easier topic, like the cure for cancer or world peace, please? While the word luster brings to mind pearls and diamonds, it can be difficult to nail down exactly what luster means in regard to fiber. This is complicated by the fact that luster is […]

The Woolly Animal of Dawn 

No matter when I go to bed, I wake between 4:30–5:00 a.m. And what do I do in these hours where nobody makes any demands? I create. Sometimes I knit. Sometimes I write. But mostly, I spin. 

I Want to Tell You About My Friend

I don’t want to tell you that Stephenie Gaustad was a great spinner. Everyone knows that. 

I don’t want to say she was a talented and generous fiber artist. If you have ever taken a class with her or read one of her books or articles, you already know that too.   

I want to tell you about how warm her hugs were and how she never let go first. I want you to know how funny she was, how her eyes twinkled when she smiled, how she followed her heart in all things, and how she loved getting in good trouble. I want to tell you about the Stephenie I knew and how much I loved her.

New Guild Episode Drops Saturday!

Are you ready for this? The latest guild episode is coming! I repeat, the latest guild episode is coming!

Ask Jacey: How Much Twist is Right?

I’m a new spinner and just can’t figure out how much twist is too much or not enough.

Call for Blog Submissions: Tension

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!

A Spinner’s Toolbox . . . Literally 

Today, I would just like to share with you a few essential tools every spinner should have handy to keep a wheel in working condition and fix solutions to tiny problems.