Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning by hand
The raw material
Drawing the silk threads
A flock of sheep
Rope making by hand
Hand spinning
Intricate work here.
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Making a felt hat
Teasing a thread of some sort
Wool half spun
Unravelling the threads
Full length sheepskin coat
A happy weaver
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Weaving tools in use
There is a thread of some sort there.
Shaping the hat
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
A proper sheepskin coat!
All keeping warm in the cold.
Hand spinning
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Wool spinning
Wool waiting spinning
Many threads being drawn into one
Felt slippers
Unwinding the silk strands
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Weaver at work
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