Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Drawing the silk threads
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Rope making by hand
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Weaving in progress
Unwinding the silk strands
A historical loom?
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Wool spinning
Weaving
It looks a mess whatever it is.
A lot of wool to be spun
Wool spinning
Shaping the hat
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
A fiddly job
Weaver at work
Weaving tools in use
Drawing silk threads
Inserting a coloured thread
Rope making
The pile is going down
Concentration!
Wool working or rope making?
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Weaving
Finished felt hats
Felt slippers
A flock of sheep
Spinning by hand
Concentration on the job
The pattern is progressing
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Close up of the spinning process
Gathering something, but what?
Unravelling the threads
Intricate work
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Weaving in progress
Spinning by hand
wool spinning
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
A sheepskin collar and coat
Pressing the felt
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