Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Rope making by hand
Intricate work here.
Close up of the spinning process
A wintry scene
Dressed for the weather.
Keeping warm with the sheep
Wool spinning by hand
Making a felt hat
Yarns ready for weaving
The pile is going down
Pressing the felt
Spinning and winding wool
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
The sheep look neater!
Wool spinning
A wool winder
Knitting?
Hand spinning
Silk larva and the cocoon
Drawing silk into skeins
Spinning by hand
Silk cocoons
Knitting
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning
A flock of sheep
Hat moulds
There is someone inside that!
The pattern is progressing
Felt slippers
Concentration on the job
A proper sheepskin coat!
Shaping the hat
Wool waiting spinning
Weaving
Teasing thread
Full length sheepskin coat
Soaking the silk cocoons
Finished felt hats
A sheepskin collar and coat
Drawing the silk threads
A silk moth.
Wool spinning by hand
Spinning wool by hand
There was a rope walk in the background here.
Weaving
Spinning
Hat moulds
Felt slippers
Weaving in progress
Unwinding the silk strands
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Intricate work
Many threads being drawn into one
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Rope making by hand
A fiddly job
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Hand spinning
A happy weaver
wool spinning
Spinning
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