Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
A historical loom?
Close up of the spinning process
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Pressing the felt
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Weaving
Drawing the silk threads
Weaving
Silk being drawn into yarn
Spinning
A sheepskin collar and coat
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Full length sheepskin coat
Hand spinning
Wool spinning
Weaving in progress
Wool waiting spinning
Spinning
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
wool spinning
Shaping the hat
Inserting a thread
Knitting
Weaving tools in use
A happy weaver
Hand spinning
A flock of sheep
There is a thread of some sort there.
A silk moth.
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Wool spinning by hand
Rope making
A fiddly job
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Wool awaiting spinning
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Making a felt hat
Soaking the silk cocoons
Teasing thread
Many threads being drawn into one
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Wool spinning by hand
There is someone inside that!
Wool spinning
Hat moulds
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
The pile is going down
A wintry scene
Silk cocoons
Concentration on the job
Concentration!
Felt slippers
Felt working
Inserting a coloured thread
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Hand spinning
Silk cocoons
Weaving in progress
Silk larva and the cocoon
Wool working or rope making?
Felt hat making
A lot of wool to be spun
Intricate work here.
Weaving
Hand spinning
Rope making by hand
All keeping warm in the cold.
Finished felt hats
The sheep look neater!
A wool carder
Teasing a thread of some sort
Spinning by hand
Hat moulds
Keeping warm with the sheep
Spinning
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