Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Balls of newly spun wool
Dressed for the weather.
Any ideas what he is doing here?
There is a thread of some sort there.
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Wool spinning by hand
Wool spinning by hand
Soaking the silk cocoons
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Making a felt hat
Weaver at work
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Inserting a coloured thread
A lot of wool to be spun
Rope making the hard way
A wintry scene
Unwinding the silk strands
Teasing thread
A fiddly job
Concentration on the job
A sheepskin collar and coat
Intricate work here.
spinning by hand
Spinning by hand
Yarns ready for weaving
Weaving in progress
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Wool spinning
Spinning
Many threads being drawn into one
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
The raw material
A historical loom?
Wool spinning
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
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