Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Knitting
Pressing the felt
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
The pattern is progressing
Knitting?
Many threads being drawn into one
Wool spinning
A sheepskin collar and coat
Yarns ready for weaving
Rope making
Wool spinning by hand
Unravelling the threads
Drawing the silk threads
Wool spinning
Hand spinning
Drawing silk into skeins
Drawing silk threads
Wool half spun
Inserting a thread
Close up of the spinning process
Weaving
Rope making by hand
Hat moulds
spinning by hand
Concentration on the job
Starting a thread
Weaver at work
A wintry scene
There is someone inside that!
Teasing thread
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
Felt slippers
Wool spinning the traditional way.
A fiddly job
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
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