Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
The sheep look neater!
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Wool working or rope making?
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Dressed for the weather.
The pattern is progressing
Wool half spun
Inserting a coloured thread
Soaking the silk cocoons
There was a rope walk in the background here.
Weaving
Felt hat making
Hand spinning
Rope making
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Concentration on the job
A historical loom?
Unravelling the threads
A sheepskin collar and coat
Spinning
A proper sheepskin coat!
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Drawing silk into skeins
Weaving
Soaking the silk cocoons
Rope making by hand
Spinning wool by hand
Knitting
Yarns ready for weaving
Wool spinning
Unwinding the silk strands
Silk larva and the cocoon
Drawing the silk threads
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
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