Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning by hand
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Spinning
A sheepskin collar and coat
Teasing thread
Weaving
Inserting a coloured thread
A happy weaver
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Yarns ready for weaving
Weaver at work
Hand spinning
Silk cocoons
Rope making by hand
Wool spinning
Full length sheepskin coat
The pile is going down
Rope making the hard way
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Unwinding the silk strands
Felt slippers
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