PLY Magazine

Articles

2021

  • “The Consistent Sheep: Which Breeds Grow the Most Consistent Wool?” PLY, no. 34 (Autumn 2021), 6-11.
  • “Wool, Hair, and Kemp.” PLY, no. 32 (Spring 2021), 104-107.
  • “Primitive and Double-Coated.” PLY, no. 32 (Spring 2021), 6-9.

2020

  • “Sheep Are Warm, But Which Is Warmest?” PLY, no. 31 (Winter 2020), 44-47.

2019

  • “Corriedale Cornerstone.” PLY, no. 24 (Spring 2019), 6-13.

2018

  • with Amy Ross Manko, “Sheep on the Edge: Leicester Longwool.” PLY, no. 21 (Summer 2018), 102-105.
  • [subject of article: Manko, Amy Ross. “Person of Interest: Deborah Robson.” PLY, no. 21 (Summer 2018), 108-109.]

2017

  • “Irish Tension: What the Heck Does the Phrase Mean, and Where Did It Come From?”
  • “When Is a Down Really a Down?” PLY, no. 16 (Spring 2017), 10-17.

2016

  • “Long and Short of Bulky Yarns.” PLY, no. 13 (Summer 2016): 16-19.

Issue 8, Spring 2015

  • “The Leicesters: One Good Breed Leads to Another,” pages 8–13.

Issue 7, Winter 2014

  • “Shine Potential” (on worsted spinning and luster), pages 50–52.

Issue 6, Autumn 2014

  • “Shetland Wool: There’s No Such Thing As Average,” pages 26–34.
  • “Shetland Sheep & Wool: A Crossover of Communities,” pages 35–37.

Issue 5, Summer 2014

  • “Twist as Protection,” pages 48–52.

Issue 1, Summer 2013

  • “First Sheep: A Rough Sketch.”