Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
A happy weaver
Spinning by hand
Drawing silk into skeins
Close up of the spinning process
Silk larva and the cocoon
Knitting
wool spinning
Felt hat making
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Spinning and winding wool
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Full length sheepskin coat
A lot of wool to be spun
Many threads being drawn into one
Gathering something, but what?
spinning by hand
Felt working
Wool waiting spinning
Wool half spun
A flock of sheep
Knitting?
Yarns ready for weaving
Rope making by hand
A wintry scene
Hand spinning
A sheepskin collar and coat
Spinning by hand
Weaver at work
Shaping the hat
Hand spinning
A proper sheepskin coat!
Spinning
Spinning
A wool winder
Yarns ready for weaving
Intricate work here.
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