PLY - The Magazine for Handspinners, Issue 44, Spring 2024: Growth

Spring 2024: The Growth issue

Want a sure way to grow your drafting skills?

Curious about how yarn structure impacts knitted items?

Wonder which fibers bloom most and recover best?

Life is all about growth and so is the Spring issue of PLY! Want to grow as a spinner? We’ve got you covered! The issue covers how to develop your spinning skills, how to systematically grow your drafting repertoire, how to become a fleece judge, how to choose a spinning program for certification, and how to choose a wheel (or a custom wheel). Interested in fibers that grow? It’s in there too! Our talented authors tackle the biggest bloomers in fiber; which fibers recover best after a stretch; which craft (knit, crochet, weaving) springs back the most; how to grow your own flax patch; and how the yarn structure affects knitted items. And there’s more: how to make no-grow socks, how to stretch a little bit of fiber a long way, and how the law of diminishing returns relates to plying. This is a big, gorgeous issue that you don’t want to miss!