Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Starting a thread
A happy weaver
Spinning by hand
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
A proper sheepskin coat!
Teasing thread
Hand spinning
Rope making the hard way
Close up of the spinning process
Hand spinning
Spinning
wool spinning
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Concentration on the job
Knitting
Spinning
Weaving
Wool spinning by hand
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
A fiddly job
Wool spinning by hand
Silk cocoons
Intricate work
Weaving tools in use
Drawing silk into skeins
Spinning and winding wool
Silk larva and the cocoon
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
A flock of sheep
Rope making by hand
It looks a mess whatever it is.
A silk moth.
Intricate work here.
The pile is going down
Dressed for the weather.
Gathering something, but what?
Soaking the silk cocoons
Wool working or rope making?
The sheep look neater!
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Weaving in progress
A wool carder
Wool spinning
Weaving in progress
Hat moulds
Wool spinning
Felt hat making
Felt slippers
Balls of newly spun wool
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