Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Hand spinning
Spinning by hand
Yarns ready for weaving
There is someone inside that!
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Weaving
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
wool spinning
Close up of the spinning process
Hand spinning
Finished felt hats
Felt slippers
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Rope making
Spinning
Silk being drawn into yarn
Dressed for the weather.
All keeping warm in the cold.
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Wool working or rope making?
Making a felt hat
Soaking the silk cocoons
Concentration on the job
spinning by hand
Many threads being drawn into one
Felt slippers
The sheep look neater!
Silk larva and the cocoon
A fiddly job
Inserting a thread
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
A flock of sheep
Soaking the silk cocoons
Drawing silk into skeins
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