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thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
When one needs a quick spin and only has random blends. . . . Time for art yarn.
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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
knitmag.bsky.social
A few days ago I taught the last session of my class Color Blending and Spinning Gradient Yarns to a delightful, creative, thoughtful group of students. Isn't their work amazing?
#fiberart #handspinning #yarn #colorblending #fiberprep #handspunyarn #gradientyarn #spinningwool #spinningandfiberprep
Screenshot of slides in a Powerpoint presentation showing color blending and gradient yarn samples of 11 students.
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 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.
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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
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Tencel fibre spun into singles and plied.
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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
Plying from a cake. Not enjoying the process...
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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
boldcoastgirl.bsky.social
Playing on the drum Carder tonight! This one is gonna be so fun to spin! 🧶
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September 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Have spun the brown half of this mini braid.
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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
lesliehandmade.bsky.social
So much handspun embroidery thread! I did 2 ounces this time and it made alot more then I thought it would! This is now washed and hanging to dry, then it will be divided up and dyed.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
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!
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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
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
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
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Finally managed to get 40 mins in one go for some spinning. (Puppy asleep). Made this scrappy batt a while ago.
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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
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Had a really hard meeting, so treated myself to some fluff. Found a new seller on etsy.
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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
thebobshavelanded.bsky.social
Forgot hashtags
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July 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
lesliehandmade.bsky.social
#crewelwool #crewelwork #woolembroiderythread #handspun #handspunembroiderythread #spinningandfiberprep #tourdefleece2025 #tourdefleece
July 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
lesliehandmade.bsky.social
Another picture of my gulf coast handspun.
#gulfcoastnative #raresheepbreed #spinningandfiberprep #spinsky #handdyedyarn #aciddyes #gulfcoast #handspun
July 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
lesliehandmade.bsky.social
Dye experiment from a while ago I never posted. It's gulf coast native wool so I tried to dye it to look like the ocean on the gulf coast. Turned out pretty good I think
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July 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
willygknitter.bsky.social
Color on display: While my folks were coloring, I mixed colors in some fauxlags for later #spinningyarn. Then at lunch I stepped outside and found these similarly colored hydrangeas.
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A bundle of pink, purple, and peach wool swirled together into fluffy cubes. On the table in the background are crayons and coloring pages. Closeup of a cluster of purple flowers ranging from blue-purple to pinkish purple Clusters of blossoms, each cluster a different shade of pink or purple, with whitish centers. Clusters of hydrangea flowers in various shades of purples and deep, rich pink
June 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
lesliehandmade.bsky.social
My bobbins for my fractal spin are finished and resting for plying! #spinningandfiberprep #fractalyarn #fractalspin #handspun #spinsky #wheelspun #spinningwheel #handspunyarn #indiedyedyarn #bluefacedleicester #craftsky
June 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
messoknits.bsky.social
Scenes from this weekend so far. Not pictured, lits of time in the garden and trying to clean the house. #spinningandfiberprep #handpunyarn
A handspun single yarn in tones of brown, green, aqua and white A medium sized black dog looking at the camera with a guitar in the background.
May 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
lesliehandmade.bsky.social
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May 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
lesliehandmade.bsky.social
I've also been trying some acid dyes and I managed not to felt this rambouillet. I steam set it this time so it stayed fluffy. I've still got some white spots but I think it will look nice when spun.
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May 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM