Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Hand spinning
Hand spinning
Wool half spun
Spinning
Spinning by hand
Rope making by hand
Spinning and winding wool
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Drawing the silk threads
A happy weaver
Knitting
Wool spinning
Hand spinning
A fiddly job
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
wool spinning
Felt slippers
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Wool spinning by hand
The raw material
Rope making the hard way
Inserting a coloured thread
Finished felt hats
Weaver at work
Wool spinning
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Unwinding the silk strands
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Wool spinning by hand
Weaving
Balls of newly spun wool
The sheep look neater!
A lot of wool to be spun
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