Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
A sheepskin collar and coat
Rope making by hand
A wool winder
Wool spinning
Wool awaiting spinning
Drawing silk into skeins
Spinning by hand
The raw material
Unwinding the silk strands
Spinning by hand
Silk cocoons
Full length sheepskin coat
Keeping warm with the sheep
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Hat moulds
There is someone inside that!
Hand spinning
Hand spinning
Inserting a coloured thread
Rope making
Felt slippers
Concentration!
Wool spinning by hand
Hand spinning
Starting a thread
Hat moulds
Hand spinning
Gathering something, but what?
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Silk larva and the cocoon
Finished felt hats
A wintry scene
Drawing silk threads
Knitting
Teasing thread
Teasing a thread of some sort
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Rope making the hard way
Spinning
Wool working or rope making?
Silk being drawn into yarn
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Pressing the felt
Wool spinning the traditional way.
A proper sheepskin coat!
Spinning
Spinning
Spinning wool by hand
Weaving in progress
Spinning and winding wool
The pattern is progressing
Weaving in progress
Competing for the woolliest coat.
All keeping warm in the cold.
Unravelling the threads
Weaving
A flock of sheep
Close up of the spinning process
A historical loom?
The pile is going down
spinning by hand
Intricate work here.
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
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