Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Intricate work
Dressed for the weather.
A happy weaver
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Intricate work here.
Finished felt hats
Silk larva and the cocoon
There is someone inside that!
A proper sheepskin coat!
Hat moulds
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning
Wool half spun
Unwinding the silk strands
Wool spinning
Close up of the spinning process
Soaking the silk cocoons
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