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