Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
A wool carder
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning by hand
Weaving in progress
Soaking the silk cocoons
Wool spinning
Unravelling the threads
Spinning
Weaving in progress
Drawing silk into skeins
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Hand spinning
Teasing thread
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Inserting a thread
Felt slippers
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