Plying Plarn

This video shows plarn being made and plied both by hand and with the use of a spinning wheel.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• plarn
• plying
• spinning
• yarn
• knit
• crochet
• recycling
• reuse
• repurpose
• plastic
• wheel
• spin

[bookwormgracie]

Do you think this could be done with a drop spindle instead of a spinning wheel? The former seems like it would be easier to find, and this looks like such a cool project! :D

[windrosefiberstudio]

@bookwormgracie Hi. Sure, you could spin plarn with a drop spindle. I would recommend using a spindle with a little more weight like 1.5 to 1.8oz.

[windrosefiberstudio]

Hi Oreocremerocks. Your observations are well made and you're so right, it would be extremely counterproductive to acquire new bags to make plarn. The black bags in this video are my overstock from the days when I sold my products at craft shows. I was just starting out and these were the most affordable for me at the time, but I've always regretted buying them. That's why I got excited about plarn. Individually, these bags are thin and won't last, but I can crochet them into reusable totes.

[purplephotokitty]

@windrosefiberstudio You can use a spindle definitely for the spinning. I used mine for my plarn until I got a wheel!

[Textiles4you]

@Oreocremerocks I make specific color plarn bags using recycled plastic bags. I can get yellow, red, black, purple, gray, brown, and blue bags from various stores. I also collect pink, yellow, blue, clear, gray, and orange plastic bags that newspapers come in from the library. It takes a while to save up enough of those colored bags to make something, but it is worth it. But going along with using regular yarn for color, I also ply my white spun plarn with novelty yarn to get a fun look :)

[anthonymezzapelle]

MIND BLOWN

[Oreocremerocks]

But isn't using new bags to make plarn, going against the principle of making and using plarn in the first place? The black bag in the begining looks fresh out of a box, clearly the tan was recycled, but Im not sure about adding more bags into the mix. Stick to yarn if you want specific colors.

[MattieDora2]

Wonderful vid on plarn!! It's going in my fav list!!!

[33crafty]

Very coll. This makes a very interesting looking plarn. Makes me wish I had a spinning wheel. Thank you for sharing.