Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Rope making by hand
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Hand spinning
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Silk cocoons
Soaking the silk cocoons
Wool spinning
Wool waiting spinning
A proper sheepskin coat!
Inserting a coloured thread
Spinning
Gathering something, but what?
Drawing the silk threads
Spinning
Wool spinning by hand
Spinning
Weaver at work
Hat moulds
Wool awaiting spinning
The sheep look neater!
Rope making by hand
Silk larva and the cocoon
Weaving tools in use
Silk cocoons
Wool spinning by hand
Rope making
The pattern is progressing
Spinning wool by hand
Weaving
Many threads being drawn into one
Hand spinning
Starting a thread
Making a felt hat
A lot of wool to be spun
Wool working or rope making?
Yarns ready for weaving
A wool carder
A wool winder
Rope making the hard way
Spinning and winding wool
A wintry scene
Hat moulds
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Knitting?
Dressed for the weather.
Keeping warm with the sheep
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Shaping the hat
The pile is going down
All keeping warm in the cold.
Concentration on the job
Unravelling the threads
Finished felt hats
wool spinning
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Wool spinning
Drawing silk into skeins
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
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