Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
spinning by hand
Wool working or rope making?
The pile is going down
Hat moulds
Weaving in progress
Weaving
A sheepskin collar and coat
Full length sheepskin coat
Felt working
Teasing thread
Intricate work
Silk cocoons
Drawing silk threads
Wool spinning by hand
There was a rope walk in the background here.
Hand spinning
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Wool spinning
Keeping warm with the sheep
wool spinning
Shaping the hat
Knitting?
Teasing a thread of some sort
Wool awaiting spinning
Spinning and winding wool
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Rope making
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Drawing the silk threads
Unravelling the threads
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Weaver at work
The raw material
Spinning by hand
Wool spinning
The pattern is progressing
Intricate work here.
Spinning
Felt slippers
There is a thread of some sort there.
Spinning
Concentration!
Weaving in progress
Finished felt hats
A silk moth.
Spinning by hand
A flock of sheep
Concentration on the job
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