Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
The pattern is progressing
Unravelling the threads
Weaving in progress
Wool spinning
A proper sheepskin coat!
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Wool spinning
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Weaving tools in use
Weaving
A silk moth.
Wool spinning the traditional way.
The raw material
Hand spinning
Spinning
Silk being drawn into yarn
Wool spinning by hand
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
A wool carder
Rope making
Rope making by hand
A wool winder
Hand spinning
A lot of wool to be spun
Wool waiting spinning
Full length sheepskin coat
Yarns ready for weaving
A historical loom?
Knitting?
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
A wintry scene
Balls of newly spun wool
Drawing silk threads
wool spinning
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Unwinding the silk strands
Drawing silk into skeins
Weaving
Spinning
Felt slippers
A flock of sheep
Felt slippers
Spinning wool by hand
Hand spinning
Weaving
Gathering something, but what?
The sheep look neater!
Spinning
Rope making the hard way
There is a thread of some sort there.
Soaking the silk cocoons
Spinning and winding wool
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Silk larva and the cocoon
A happy weaver
Dressed for the weather.
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Silk cocoons
Close up of the spinning process
Concentration on the job
Wool working or rope making?
Inserting a thread
Drawing the silk threads
Pressing the felt
Finished felt hats
Hand spinning
Silk cocoons
Inserting a coloured thread
Hand spinning
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