Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
The pile is going down
Full length sheepskin coat
Weaving in progress
Spinning and winding wool
Weaving tools in use
Felt slippers
Inserting a coloured thread
Spinning wool by hand
Rope making
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Shaping the hat
Wool working or rope making?
Wool spinning
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
The raw material
Competing for the woolliest coat.
The sheep look neater!
Silk larva and the cocoon
Silk cocoons
A happy weaver
Dressed for the weather.
A lot of wool to be spun
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