Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Teasing a thread of some sort
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Weaving in progress
Spinning
Drawing silk into skeins
The pile is going down
Spinning and winding wool
Weaving
Spinning
Spinning
Balls of newly spun wool
Yarns ready for weaving
Pressing the felt
Intricate work
Soaking the silk cocoons
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Weaving tools in use
A sheepskin collar and coat
Spinning
Keeping warm with the sheep
Spinning by hand
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Teasing thread
Unravelling the threads
Wool half spun
Concentration on the job
Rope making
Felt slippers
Dressed for the weather.
Knitting?
Felt working
Many threads being drawn into one
A wintry scene
The sheep look neater!
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Silk larva and the cocoon
A wool carder
Hand spinning
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
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