Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Unravelling the threads
Wool spinning
A proper sheepskin coat!
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Yarns ready for weaving
Drawing silk into skeins
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Wool spinning by hand
Spinning
Silk cocoons
Finished felt hats
Spinning by hand
Spinning and winding wool
Starting a thread
Full length sheepskin coat
Intricate work here.
Wool spinning by hand
Drawing silk threads
Keeping warm with the sheep
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Teasing thread
A wool winder
Weaving
Hand spinning
Close up of the spinning process
spinning by hand
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