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thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
ECK Designs
@thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
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Spinner, knitter, crochet, Tunisian crochet, weaving a bit. I like to experiment, design, make.
UK. 🇬🇧 Slightly eccentric. Eternally optimistic in life; the universe and everything.
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thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Have run out of handdyed braids to spin, back to making batts.
#spinningandfiberprep
A photo of a spiral of blended fibre on a teal background. The fibre colours are pink, orange, cream, and a dash of lilac. There is a white and black patterned rug in the background at the top of the photo.
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Finally found a successful storage solution for my crochet hooks.
A photo of a clear jar containing a selection of crochet hooks. The jar is sat on a wooden shelf with a white radiator behind. The hooks have different coloured handles.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Poor Bluesky, you don't seem to grasp the idea that someone doesn't want to see film, music, politics or cats in their feed. I've selected my interests. Show me those.
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
When one needs a quick spin and only has random blends. . . . Time for art yarn.
#SpinningandFiberPrep
A photo of a nearly full bobbin of handspun art yarn. Near the top of the photo is the back of the wooden spinning wheel. The yarn is made from a blend of purple, pink and turquoise. It is plied with a slightly fluffy black yarn.
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
"The drug takers and law breakers, and the bottom bashing fornicators."
November 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Note to self. Time is not running out. Your perception of time is skewed. Your fomo of wanting to knit, crochet, spin and make 1000 things is messing with your brain. Slow down.
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
This is one of the 50g braids of handdyed fibre I bought a while ago for a quick spin. This one is a very skinny single.
#SpinningandFiberPrep
#HandspunYarn
A photo of a handspun skein of yarn slightly curved on a bluey turquoise background. The colours of the skein are navy blue, orange, salmon pink, yellow and a tiny strip of lilac. The handspun yarn is very skinny, laceweight.
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
The same photo could appear on three different pages and require different alt text for each instance. The alt text for an image can vary, depending on the context of the image, its role on the page, and the intended message.
October 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Tencel fibre spun into singles and plied.
#SpinningandFiberPrep
A photo of a medium full bobbin of handspun yarn. The bobbin is made of wood, the yarn is 2 ply bright white tencel (wood pulp fibre).
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
I finally finished a project. This is my mistake ridden version of AmsterBam by Stephen West. More details in alt text.
#KnitSky
A photo of a hand knitted shawl spread out on blocking mats resting on dark green garden chairs. The shawl is circular and knitted in handspun yarn. The yarn is very thin singles. The colours near the bottom of the photo are slightly darker than those in the centre. Pale turquoise, pale lilac, pale grey in the centre, medium blue, pink and purpley grey yarns are on the edge of the shawl.
October 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
Verbalize what is on the screen in online presentations so as to help those who can't see your screen. Some may be blind or have low vision, and unable to read the screen-share contents using assistive technology. Others may be calling in or have bad internet connections.
October 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Plying from a cake. Not enjoying the process...
#SpinningandFiberPrep
A ball of handspun singles with two ends coming out of the top and bottom ready to ply. The strand toward the top of the photo shows over twisted singles that are curly and tangled. The ball is blues and purples in real life the colours are turquoise. The ball is sat on a pale turquoise/grey fabric.
October 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
When I really need to start a bew project to get me interested in ones I already have on the go....but I don't have the brainpower to try a new pattern, I make something I've made before (a long time ago so it feels new)
October 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
When writing alt text, focus on what's truly important. In an image with text about a canceled event, the borders of the image are not nearly as vital as conveying that this event is now canceled. A decorative border can be mentioned, but it's not the most important element; the cancellation is.
September 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
How many times do i have to tell Bluesky that I don't want to see certain types of post? Does the "show less of this" option actually work?
September 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
If your organization has Slack, Teams, or any other messaging program, you should have a dedicated accessibility chat. This would be a great way for everyone on your team to learn together by sharing links, posing questions, and reviewing alt text, among other things.
September 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Sometimes I buy a cheaper braid of handdyed fibre because I want to make a blend. I bought this from Millhouse Designs on etsy. I split the braid into its separate colours. One blend used the purples and greys, the other the pinks.
#spinningandfiberprep
A photo of a handdyed braid of wool. It is plaited and arranged in a spiral. The colours are grey, pale pink, magenta pink and lilac purple. It is sitting on a royal blue background. A photo looking down on 2 blended batts arranged in a ball. Both are sitting on vertical wooden slats of a bench. The top ball is mainly pinks, the bottom is greys and purples.
September 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.
September 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
I have chosen my skei s for a new project. All of these are my own handspun. These are the dyers I bought the braids from; left to right: Penberth Yarns
Ewe Tree Yarns
Penberth Yarns
Millhouse Designs
#handspunYarn
A photo of 4 handspun skeins of yarn. On a pale turquoise background. The far left is a pale purple, then a dark purply brown with olive greens, a darker burgundy, the largest skein on the right is a mix of browns.
September 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
September gales are here. Early. Happily that means I can start wearing more than one scarf at a time. (Many hand knitted ones to show off)
September 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Whenever I feel I'm running out of fibre to spin...(have to buy more but don't have the budget). I make a couple of batts.
#spinningandFiberPrep
A drum carder filled with blended fibre in greys and purples, the photo is taken on a diagonal slant.
September 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Note to self : WestKnits
You hve knitted
* 2 Exploration Station
* quadrangle
* dotted rays
* doodler
* amsterbam
* boneyard
* westffords wanderer
& abandoned aurora cabin shawl
September 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
I bought a braid with a wide variety of colours specifically to make art yarn. The braid is merino from a Cornish dyer called Penberth Yarns.
#SpinningAndFiberPrep
#ArtYarn #HandspunYarn
A photo of a wooden electric spinning wheel with a nearly full bobbin of handspun yarn. The yarn is a thick and thin art yarn with a gold thread plied. The colours are greeny turquoise, yellow, nay blue and bright pink. The background is a wicker seat with white bit of paper. A photo showing a full bobbin of hand spun yarn on a wooden electric spinning wheel. It is sitting on a wicker chair. The yarn on the bobbin is a thick and thin single with colours of bright pink, yellow, brown, greeny turquoise and a dash of navy. A multi coloured handdyed braid of metino. It is plaited and folded in half. The colours of the braid are brown, bright pink, navy, and yellow. A yellowy orange label is showing the dyer - Penberth Yarns. The braid is lying on a pale turquoise background.
August 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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soverybritish.bsky.social
The most passive-aggressive phrases:

1 Polite notice
2 Gentle/friendly reminder
3 As per my last email
4 Thanks in advance
5 For the avoidance of doubt
6 With all due respect
7 I may have missed it, but
8 Maybe I didn’t explain it clearly enough
9 Not sure if you read my email
10 Hope this helps!
August 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
Did you know each emoji has a coded description that gets read aloud by screen readers? This demo by Alexa Heinrich shows what happens when a screen reader encounters a post that uses an emoji to function as a bullet point.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSMs...
Taylor Nation Emoji Bullet Point Tweet
YouTube video by Accessible Social
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August 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM