Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
A silk moth.
Weaving
Wool spinning
Weaving
Hand spinning
Yarns ready for weaving
Wool awaiting spinning
Hat moulds
Spinning
Weaving in progress
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
The pattern is progressing
Starting a thread
Knitting
Inserting a thread
wool spinning
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Rope making the hard way
Hand spinning
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Spinning wool by hand
Felt working
The pile is going down
He looks warmer than the photographer.
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