Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
A lot of wool to be spun
A silk moth.
Rope making
There was a rope walk in the background here.
Soaking the silk cocoons
Keeping warm with the sheep
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Balls of newly spun wool
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Teasing thread
Spinning by hand
Spinning by hand
A proper sheepskin coat!
A flock of sheep
The raw material
Starting a thread
Weaving
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Wool spinning
Pressing the felt
All keeping warm in the cold.
A sheepskin collar and coat
Spinning
A wool winder
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Felt working
Silk larva and the cocoon
Competing for the woolliest coat.
The pile is going down
Spinning and winding wool
A wool carder
Knitting
Finished felt hats
Rope making by hand
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Wool waiting spinning
Soaking the silk cocoons
Hand spinning
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
A happy weaver
A historical loom?
spinning by hand
Rope making the hard way
Hand spinning
Drawing silk into skeins
Unravelling the threads
Weaver at work
A wintry scene
Wool spinning by hand
Hand spinning
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
The sheep look neater!
Weaving tools in use
Yarns ready for weaving
Gathering something, but what?
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
There is someone inside that!
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