Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
A silk moth.
Spinning wool by hand
Balls of newly spun wool
Gathering something, but what?
Starting a thread
wool spinning
There was a rope walk in the background here.
Concentration!
Keeping warm with the sheep
Close up of the spinning process
Weaver at work
The pattern is progressing
Hand spinning
A lot of wool to be spun
He looks warmer than the photographer.
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Unwinding the silk strands
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Spinning and winding wool
Hand spinning
A flock of sheep
Wool spinning by hand
Concentration on the job
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