Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Felt hat making
Wool half spun
A proper sheepskin coat!
Many threads being drawn into one
Keeping warm with the sheep
Silk cocoons
Weaving
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Weaving
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Intricate work
The sheep look neater!
Wool working or rope making?
A sheepskin collar and coat
The pattern is progressing
Weaving in progress
A wintry scene
Felt working
Felt slippers
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Wool awaiting spinning
Yarns ready for weaving
Spinning
Spinning
Full length sheepskin coat
Unwinding the silk strands
Rope making by hand
Knitting
Weaver at work
Weaving in progress
Knitting?
Hat moulds
Hand spinning
Rope making
Finished felt hats
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