Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning and winding wool
Silk being drawn into yarn
Weaving
Felt working
spinning by hand
There is a thread of some sort there.
Felt slippers
Silk cocoons
A wool carder
Finished felt hats
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Wool half spun
A sheepskin collar and coat
Felt hat making
Wool spinning by hand
Rope making the hard way
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Knitting
Drawing the silk threads
Concentration!
Full length sheepskin coat
Close up of the spinning process
Spinning wool by hand
Wool spinning
Yarns ready for weaving
Weaving
Silk cocoons
Inserting a thread
Weaving
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