Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Wool half spun
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Wool waiting spinning
A wool winder
There is a thread of some sort there.
A historical loom?
Inserting a coloured thread
The sheep look neater!
Weaving
Full length sheepskin coat
Yarns ready for weaving
A wool carder
Finished felt hats
Wool spinning
Felt slippers
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Felt working
Weaving in progress
A flock of sheep
Felt slippers
Concentration on the job
Spinning
Wool spinning by hand
Weaver at work
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
All keeping warm in the cold.
Rope making the hard way
A fiddly job
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