Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Hat moulds
Hand spinning
Spinning and winding wool
Spinning
Inserting a thread
Wool spinning
Rope making by hand
Rope making the hard way
Silk larva and the cocoon
spinning by hand
Hand spinning
Finished felt hats
Drawing the silk threads
A flock of sheep
Wool half spun
A wool winder
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Yarns ready for weaving
Dressed for the weather.
A fiddly job
wool spinning
Weaving
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Balls of newly spun wool
Felt hat making
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