Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
A flock of sheep
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Pressing the felt
Concentration!
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Drawing the silk threads
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Inserting a thread
The sheep look neater!
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Finished felt hats
A proper sheepskin coat!
Felt slippers
A lot of wool to be spun
Yarns ready for weaving
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Silk cocoons
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Wool spinning by hand
Close up of the spinning process
Weaving in progress
The pile is going down
Intricate work
Unwinding the silk strands
Hand spinning
Balls of newly spun wool
A happy weaver
Wool spinning by hand
Wool spinning
There is a thread of some sort there.
Soaking the silk cocoons
Rope making by hand
A wintry scene
spinning by hand
Rope making by hand
Soaking the silk cocoons
Silk cocoons
Hand spinning
wool spinning
Unravelling the threads
Spinning by hand
Weaver at work
Hand spinning
Keeping warm with the sheep
Spinning by hand
Rope making
Hand spinning
Any ideas what he is doing here?
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