Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Many threads being drawn into one
There is a thread of some sort there.
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Drawing silk threads
Gathering something, but what?
wool spinning
The pattern is progressing
Balls of newly spun wool
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Wool half spun
A lot of wool to be spun
A wintry scene
A proper sheepskin coat!
Rope making the hard way
Spinning by hand
A historical loom?
Unravelling the threads
Making a felt hat
Wool spinning by hand
The raw material
Silk cocoons
Hand spinning
The pile is going down
There is someone inside that!
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Concentration!
All keeping warm in the cold.
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Knitting
A silk moth.
The sheep look neater!
Hand spinning
Felt slippers
Silk being drawn into yarn
Dressed for the weather.
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Shaping the hat
Wool waiting spinning
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Weaving
Wool spinning
Wool spinning by hand
Hat moulds
Intricate work
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Weaving
Soaking the silk cocoons
Spinning
A happy weaver
Close up of the spinning process
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Yarns ready for weaving
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