Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Silk cocoons
Rope making by hand
Rope making the hard way
Spinning
Hand spinning
Concentration on the job
spinning by hand
Balls of newly spun wool
Unravelling the threads
Wool spinning by hand
Spinning by hand
The raw material
Weaving
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Pressing the felt
Knitting?
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Drawing the silk threads
Weaving tools in use
Soaking the silk cocoons
Inserting a coloured thread
Wool working or rope making?
Unwinding the silk strands
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Wool awaiting spinning
A wool winder
Weaving
Hand spinning
A sheepskin collar and coat
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Wool spinning
Felt slippers
The pattern is progressing
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