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Textured blue and purple yarn on a wooden surface.

Save Your Leftover Singles for Inspired Spiral Plies

Let your leftover singles be your plying muse for growth, creativity, and more spinning fun!

Deborah Held

An array of spindles, fiber, and yarn against a wooden background.

Her Handspun Habit: Drop-Spindle Plying for Larger Hanks

Does a drop spindle limit the size of a plied skein? Find tips and tricks for maximizing your skein’s yardage, no matter your spindle size!

Deborah Held

Plying Help: 4 Ways to Splice Your Singles

When you are plying and one bobbin runs out, how do you add a new one? It depends! Check out our pros and cons for several methods.

Kate Larson

Textured Yarn Tutorial: Adding Locks as an Intermittent Third Ply

Try this high-impact, no-fuss way to make textured locks shine.

Amy Tyler

Plying Help! I’ve Spun a Singles in the Wrong Direction

We’ll show you how to diagnose and resolve one of the trickiest plying problems known to spinners: Opposing Plies.

Kate Larson

A metal ruler, a metal yarn gauge, an alpaca-shaped yarn gauge, and a 3D printed yarn gauge on a wood surface.

How to Use Wraps Per Inch and Twist Angle Tools

It’s tempting to rush out and buy all the cutest accessories, but you have to know how to use them.

Pamela K. Schultz

How Do I Spin a More Consistent Yarn?

Use plyback samples and frequent referencing to improve your spinning with Amy Tyler.

Amy Tyler

Plying Yarn: How to Ply Yarn the Simple Way

Learning to ply yarn is easier than you think with these step-by-step spinning instructions. Plus, find out the best ways to store your yarn and more with our FREE eBook!

Spin Off Editorial Staff

A brassy yellow skein of yarn rests on a wooden surface.

Twistin’ the Night Away

Take a peek at what one spinner has been up to during the 2025 spin-along!

Stefanie Johnson

skeins of brown, white, gray, blue, and purple yarns

Can I Spin an 8-Ply Yarn Without Cabling?

Seven or even eight plies creates magical depth in handspun, with help from the "laziest kate."

Kat Pong

10 Things You Should Try This Year

Is trying a new craft on your list of New Year’s resolutions? See what the Spin Off team wants to try in the months ahead. One of these techniques just might pique your interest as well!