Plying Yarn on a Spindle

About Plying Yarn on a Spindle with Cynthia Haney

Plying is the second step in spinning yarn. The first is taking fiber, wool, and adding twist to make a handspun singles yarn. To achieve a plied, multistrand yarn two or more singles are spun together in the opposite direction.

Discover the freedom a spindle provides for plying, the next step in spinning yarn. Learn easy ways to ply yarn without tangles. Test tricks and techniques for singles management as you two ply sample skeins. Then find out how three or more plies work. Explore the possibilities for chain ply including ply on the fly. Cynthia, a spindle maker, will demystify spindle plying.

This Fiber Arts Seminar is offered as part of the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival 2022 and is limited to 12 students.

Class Materials Fee

$10 (includes fiber to spin for ply on the fly, use of plying scarf and Cynthia Wood Spinner tools: drop spindle, niddy-noddy, and nostepinne to use in class, with option to purchase). Materials fees are not included in the registration and should be paid directly to the instructor just prior to the start of class.

Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class

Finished homework.

Optional: spindle(s) for plying; niddy-noddy; nostepinne

Homework

Spin singles to ply in class. You will need approximately 45 yards wound as three plying balls of approximately 15 yards each. Plying balls need to be outside feed, see tutorial on CynthiaWoodSpinner.com for directions. In addition, you will need another approximately 40 yards in at least two parts (can be plying balls, bobbins, turtles, or some on a spindle).