Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
A flock of sheep
Any ideas what he is doing here?
There was a rope walk in the background here.
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Inserting a coloured thread
Weaver at work
A sheepskin collar and coat
spinning by hand
Inserting a thread
Spinning
Rope making by hand
Felt working
Felt slippers
A lot of wool to be spun
Wool spinning by hand
Silk larva and the cocoon
Hand spinning
Yarns ready for weaving
Hat moulds
Concentration!
Spinning
Weaving
Many threads being drawn into one
Spinning wool by hand
Hand spinning
Weaving
The pattern is progressing
Hat moulds
Knitting?
Felt hat making
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
It looks a mess whatever it is.
A wool carder
Spinning by hand
Rope making by hand
Unravelling the threads
Making a felt hat
Wool awaiting spinning
A historical loom?
Balls of newly spun wool
Spinning by hand
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Teasing a thread of some sort
Full length sheepskin coat
Silk being drawn into yarn
Wool working or rope making?
Hand spinning
Soaking the silk cocoons
A silk moth.
Close up of the spinning process
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Wool waiting spinning
A proper sheepskin coat!
Wool spinning
Unwinding the silk strands
Rope making the hard way
Intricate work
The raw material
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
A wool winder
Knitting
Pressing the felt
Weaving in progress
There is someone inside that!
Keeping warm with the sheep
Drawing the silk threads
Weaving
All keeping warm in the cold.
Drawing silk threads
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Spinning
Rope making
Finished felt hats
Wool spinning by hand
Hand spinning
Dressed for the weather.
Yarns ready for weaving
Teasing thread
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
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