Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning by hand
Starting a thread
Spinning
spinning by hand
Knitting?
Wool spinning
Rope making the hard way
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Unravelling the threads
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Weaving
Full length sheepskin coat
Unwinding the silk strands
Concentration on the job
Rope making
A proper sheepskin coat!
Pressing the felt
Rope making by hand
Concentration!
Finished felt hats
Silk larva and the cocoon
The sheep look neater!
Wool working or rope making?
All keeping warm in the cold.
Weaving tools in use
Soaking the silk cocoons
Weaving in progress
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