Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
There is a thread of some sort there.
Rope making by hand
Silk cocoons
Silk cocoons
Yarns ready for weaving
Knitting?
A lot of wool to be spun
A flock of sheep
Weaving tools in use
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Wool spinning by hand
There was a rope walk in the background here.
Hand spinning
Balls of newly spun wool
Any ideas what he is doing here?
There is someone inside that!
Hat moulds
Soaking the silk cocoons
Hand spinning
Wool awaiting spinning
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Rope making by hand
Close up of the spinning process
Spinning by hand
Wool waiting spinning
Spinning wool by hand
Spinning
Pressing the felt
Unravelling the threads
Making a felt hat
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Wool working or rope making?
Concentration on the job
Felt hat making
Wool spinning
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