Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
All keeping warm in the cold.
Hand spinning
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Felt slippers
Inserting a thread
Weaving
Making a felt hat
A wool winder
Intricate work here.
A flock of sheep
Finished felt hats
Wool spinning
Unwinding the silk strands
Wool half spun
The pattern is progressing
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