Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning
Weaving
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Spinning
Teasing a thread of some sort
Wool spinning
A historical loom?
Weaving
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Drawing silk threads
Drawing the silk threads
Rope making by hand
Starting a thread
Spinning wool by hand
Wool half spun
Wool waiting spinning
The raw material
There is a thread of some sort there.
Intricate work
A flock of sheep
There was a rope walk in the background here.
Hand spinning
Shaping the hat
There is someone inside that!
Inserting a coloured thread
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Teasing thread
Close up of the spinning process
Spinning
wool spinning
Many threads being drawn into one
Making a felt hat
Finished felt hats
Spinning
A happy weaver
Hat moulds
The sheep look neater!
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