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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Have spun the brown half of this mini braid.
#SpinningandFiberPrep #EewNano #HanddyedFibre
A photo of a half spun small braid of fibre. I am spinning this fibre on my turquoise 3d printed eew nano e-spinner. This sits on a lap tray with a butterfly motif. The fibre is half pale brown and half turquoise.
August 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Once upon a time I bought a "seconds" braid from @craftycatknittybit.bsky.social
I still can't believe I can fit a whole 100g braid on to one bobbin!
#SpinningandFiberPrep
An autumnal handdyed braid of fluff plaited and in a spiral. The braid sits on a grey and white striped fabric An aerial shot of an electric spinning wheel with a full bobbin of autumnal yarn (thick and thin single). The wheel is sat on a cane chair.
August 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Having saved up for over 3 years I've finally bought an Ashford e-spinner! Just have to wire it up!
#ashford #SpinningWheel #ElectricSpinningWheel
A photo of an unmade up Ashford electric spinning wheel. The top of the photo sgows the base, the bottom is the flyer. To the left is the instructions and a mini self seal bag of bits. It all sits on a wooden work surface (and a purple tea bag box is visible).
August 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Finally opened one of my fibre treat bundles. This is a handdyed 50g braid of Dorset Horn. I shall be spinning this on my eew nano. #SpinningandFiberPrep
A plaited small braid of fibre in a spiral. Sitting on a pale turquoise fabric background. The fibre has a yellowy/ orange ball band with the dyer's brand name - Penberth Yarns (a Cornish seller). The fibre is in 2 colours brown and turquoise.
August 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Finally managed to get 40 mins in one go for some spinning. (Puppy asleep). Made this scrappy batt a while ago.
#SpinningandFiberPrep
A spiral of fibre with a grey and white striped fabric background. The batt has a mainly brown and white streak, but there is some blue and purple visible too.
July 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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My #TourDeFleece2025 has been much less than usual (puppy). I think I managed about 40 mins during the whole thing. Never mind, at least I got some done.
A photo of a wooden turkish spindle with purpley fibre spun and wound on to its arms. The spindle has dark arms and a lighter shaft. There are 3 small bundles of unspun fibre at the top of the photo. Everything is resting on a grey and white striped fabric.
July 28, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Had a really hard meeting, so treated myself to some fluff. Found a new seller on etsy.
#SpinningAndFiberPrep
A white box with kid open revealing 2 handdyed braids of fibre. This fibre is Polwarth (sheep). Both braids are plaited and folded in half. The top braid is a pastel rainbow with yellow, green, blue and pink. The bottom braid is pink into magenta into blue. There is a dark green business card on top of the top braid.
July 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Have pre drafted the purples fibre ready to spin on my small turkish spindle.
8 spirals of purply fluff sat on a white fabric background with a turkish spindle on top. The spindle has dark wood arms and a paler pine coloured shaft.
July 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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On to mext little bundle of ramboulet fluff. #TourDeFleece
A bit of handdyed fibre. The colours are dark purple, dark lilac and a bit of white. It is sitting on a white fabric background
July 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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First mini bundle.
#HandSpinning #TourDeFleece2025
#TurkishSpindle
A small wooden turkish spindle with orangey red fibre. There is some fibre wrapped on to the arms and shaft of the spindle. Grey and whute striped fabric backdrop.
July 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Bought this bag of bits in a sale. Going to spin each bundle on a small turkish spindle for #TourDeFleece
A cellophane bag of small bindles of different coloured fibre. There is a white label on the bottom left corner with details. The fibre is Ramboulet. The colours that are visible are pinks and greens. There is a grey and white striped fabric in the background
July 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Another batt.
#batts #BlendedBatt #SpinningFibre
A photo of a spiral of fibre for spinning. The blended fibre is mainly reds and pinks with a few random strands of yellow. This sat on black crumpled fabric.
June 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Tried using my drum carder to make rolags. Attempt no 1.

#rolags #SpinningFibre
A photo of 5 oddly shaped rolags on a white backdrop. The colours are white, pale turquoise and blues.
June 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Spinning up an autumnal blended fibre batt. This one wanted to be finely and evenly spun. I used a claret, dark brown, chestnut brown merino mix with a dash of plum bionylon. #batts #SpinningFibre #HandSpunYarn
A photo of a 3d printed turquoise electric spinning wheel, the bobbin is three quarters full of a fine yarn in dark red and browns. At the bottom of the photo is the blended fibre still to be spun.
June 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Batt making.
#batts #SpinningFibre
#DrumCarder
A photo of a drum carder with pine wood background. There are strips of coloured fibre at the front, these are vrowns and purples.
June 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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I'm making up some random coloured batts for a teaching session on art yarn.
#DrumCarder #BlendingFibre #Batts #BattsForSpinning
A photo of a drum carder with reds, orange and brown fibre stretched around it. You can see the "teeth" (metallic spikey glinting). The whole thing is photographed at an angle to show off the most fibre.
June 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM