Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Starting a thread
Felt working
Spinning
Unwinding the silk strands
Silk larva and the cocoon
Inserting a thread
Drawing silk threads
The sheep look neater!
Weaving in progress
A lot of wool to be spun
A wintry scene
Spinning wool by hand
Intricate work
Weaver at work
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Teasing a thread of some sort
Drawing the silk threads
Wool spinning by hand
Finished felt hats
Silk cocoons
The raw material
Felt slippers
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Drawing silk into skeins
Wool awaiting spinning
Rope making the hard way
Felt slippers
Knitting?
spinning by hand
Spinning
Knitting
Concentration!
Silk cocoons
Spinning by hand
Wool working or rope making?
The pattern is progressing
Rope making
Wool spinning by hand
Wool waiting spinning
Wool spinning
A silk moth.
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Yarns ready for weaving
Full length sheepskin coat
A historical loom?
There is someone inside that!
Close up of the spinning process
A happy weaver
Hand spinning
Weaving
Felt hat making
Spinning
The pile is going down
Hat moulds
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Hand spinning
wool spinning
Teasing thread
All keeping warm in the cold.
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Wool spinning
Weaving
A flock of sheep
Gathering something, but what?
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Inserting a coloured thread
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Hat moulds
Hand spinning
Wool spinning
Making a felt hat
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