Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
A flock of sheep
The pile is going down
A happy weaver
Hand spinning
Wool spinning
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Inserting a thread
Making a felt hat
Hat moulds
Wool spinning
Spinning by hand
Rope making by hand
Many threads being drawn into one
Intricate work here.
Competing for the woolliest coat.
wool spinning
Yarns ready for weaving
Intricate work
Finished felt hats
The sheep look neater!
A wintry scene
Silk being drawn into yarn
Rope making by hand
Drawing silk threads
Yarns ready for weaving
A wool carder
Close up of the spinning process
Inserting a coloured thread
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Unravelling the threads
Wool spinning
Spinning wool by hand
Weaving
A wool winder
Silk cocoons
Silk larva and the cocoon
A lot of wool to be spun
Weaver at work
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Drawing the silk threads
Full length sheepskin coat
Drawing silk into skeins
Silk cocoons
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
A proper sheepskin coat!
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Felt slippers
Hand spinning
Hand spinning
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
All keeping warm in the cold.
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Unwinding the silk strands
Soaking the silk cocoons
Hand spinning
Weaving in progress
Balls of newly spun wool
Wool half spun
Soaking the silk cocoons
Spinning by hand
Shaping the hat
Spinning and winding wool
Weaving
Concentration!
Spinning
Dressed for the weather.
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Spinning
The raw material
Wool awaiting spinning
Knitting
Wool working or rope making?
A fiddly job
spinning by hand
Starting a thread
Felt slippers
Rope making
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