Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Yarns ready for weaving
Spinning
Spinning
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Wool spinning
He looks warmer than the photographer.
There is a thread of some sort there.
Hand spinning
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Dressed for the weather.
Wool spinning by hand
The pattern is progressing
Hand spinning
Intricate work
Inserting a thread
Hat moulds
Close up of the spinning process
Spinning and winding wool
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
There is someone inside that!
A wool carder
The sheep look neater!
Hand spinning
Hand spinning
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