Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Rope making by hand
Wool half spun
Weaving in progress
A historical loom?
Hat moulds
Unravelling the threads
A lot of wool to be spun
Wool spinning
Unwinding the silk strands
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Knitting
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Hand spinning
Silk cocoons
Weaving
Dressed for the weather.
Hand spinning
The pile is going down
Wool working or rope making?
Wool spinning by hand
Intricate work
Weaving
Yarns ready for weaving
Spinning wool by hand
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Rope making the hard way
Drawing silk threads
Hand spinning
Keeping warm with the sheep
Weaving
Concentration on the job
Inserting a coloured thread
Wool spinning
Weaving in progress
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Spinning by hand
The pattern is progressing
Rope making
The sheep look neater!
Wool awaiting spinning
Felt working
There is a thread of some sort there.
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
A happy weaver
Finished felt hats
A silk moth.
Spinning
Concentration!
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Hat moulds
Felt slippers
Any ideas what he is doing here?
A wool carder
Soaking the silk cocoons
A sheepskin collar and coat
Wool waiting spinning
Shaping the hat
All keeping warm in the cold.
Silk being drawn into yarn
Spinning and winding wool
Drawing the silk threads
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Many threads being drawn into one
Knitting?
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Teasing a thread of some sort
Felt hat making
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