Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Rope making the hard way
Spinning by hand
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Weaver at work
Balls of newly spun wool
Shaping the hat
Wool half spun
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Rope making
Hand spinning
Weaving in progress
Felt working
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Starting a thread
Silk being drawn into yarn
Spinning wool by hand
The sheep look neater!
Rope making by hand
Hand spinning
Silk larva and the cocoon
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Dressed for the weather.
Weaving
Finished felt hats
Drawing silk threads
Gathering something, but what?
Soaking the silk cocoons
Hand spinning
Spinning
Wool waiting spinning
Inserting a coloured thread
Soaking the silk cocoons
Concentration on the job
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
A historical loom?
Spinning and winding wool
The pattern is progressing
Keeping warm with the sheep
Wool spinning
Weaving
Wool working or rope making?
Weaving in progress
A wool winder
Weaving tools in use
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
A silk moth.
The raw material
Intricate work here.
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Wool spinning by hand
wool spinning
There is a thread of some sort there.
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Drawing silk into skeins
Teasing thread
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