Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Hand spinning
Finished felt hats
Rope making
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Intricate work here.
Soaking the silk cocoons
A wool carder
Weaving tools in use
The raw material
Inserting a coloured thread
Concentration on the job
A wintry scene
A silk moth.
Unravelling the threads
Drawing silk into skeins
Full length sheepskin coat
Starting a thread
Keeping warm with the sheep
There was a rope walk in the background here.
The sheep look neater!
Spinning by hand
Spinning
A lot of wool to be spun
Knitting?
Spinning and winding wool
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Weaving
Wool spinning
Wool spinning by hand
Spinning
Wool waiting spinning
Wool half spun
Concentration!
Close up of the spinning process
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
The pile is going down
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Unwinding the silk strands
Hand spinning
Wool awaiting spinning
Hat moulds
Spinning
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Felt slippers
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