Plying Fundamentals

skein of handspun yarn wrapped around a niddy noddy with two dyed braids of wool roving

Plying Fundamentals

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Learn how to ply & its influence on a yarn’s qualities, appearance, and uses

Have you tried plying before but were unhappy with the results? Then this course is for you. Alanna explains what plying is all about and demonstrates ways to improve your plying skills, understanding, and results. You’ll also learn simple adjustments that can fix yarns you’ve already plied but aren’t happy with.

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  • Format: Lecture, demonstration, and hands on skill building participant exercises

  • Level: Advanced Beginner (see Prerequisite Skills)

  • Equipment: Drop spindles, spinning wheels and electric spinners are all welcome.

  • Duration: 2hr 20min

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Course goals:

After completing the course you will:

  • Feel confident knowing exactly how to ply your singles no matter what type of yarn you’re spinning

  • Understand how your plying choices influences your yarns appearance and qualities

  • Be inspired to get creative with your plying choices (because once you know the rules, it’s fun to break them!)

dyed wool roving with handspun plied yarn

Course content:

  1. What is plying?

  2. Why would you want to ply yarn?

  3. How to ply

  4. When to ply

  5. Plying tools

  6. How much twist is needed when plying

  7. Plying for a balanced yarn

  8. How to avoid left over singles when plying

  9. Plying combinations

  10. Multi-ply properties

  11. Different plying methods

    1. Ball plying

    2. Center pull-ball plying

    3. Plying bracelet

    4. Novelty plying approaches

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Materials:

This course has 4 optional exercises for you to participate in. A material list is included when you purchase access, but purchasing materials prior to taking the course is not necessary. After completing the course, you can decide what items, if any, to purchase.

Prerequisite skills:

Ability to spin a continuous single yarn. No plying experience is necessary.

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Featured dyer:

To celebrate amazing dyers that make spinning a joy, Alanna is featuring different artist’s fiber in her courses.

For ‘Plying Fundamentals’ Alanna used Melanated Boho Bae’s Merino roving in the “Oh, It’s Fall” colorway.

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