Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Wool half spun
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Weaving in progress
Silk cocoons
A silk moth.
Rope making
Hand spinning
Spinning
The raw material
Teasing thread
Weaving
Hat moulds
Finished felt hats
Concentration on the job
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Wool spinning
A happy weaver
Weaving
Spinning
Wool spinning by hand
Inserting a thread
Keeping warm with the sheep
Hand spinning
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Weaving in progress
Unravelling the threads
Gathering something, but what?
A flock of sheep
Spinning
A lot of wool to be spun
There is a thread of some sort there.
Rope making by hand
A wool carder
Knitting
Hand spinning
wool spinning
Intricate work
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