Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Wool spinning
Weaving
A sheepskin collar and coat
Pressing the felt
Knitting?
Hand spinning
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Rope making
Yarns ready for weaving
Hand spinning
Drawing silk into skeins
Felt hat making
Wool waiting spinning
Drawing silk threads
Spinning and winding wool
Weaving
Weaver at work
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
A wintry scene
Spinning
Unwinding the silk strands
Spinning wool by hand
Inserting a thread
Felt slippers
Silk cocoons
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
A lot of wool to be spun
A silk moth.
Drawing the silk threads
Weaving in progress
The raw material
Spinning by hand
Hand spinning
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