Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Rope making by hand
Rope making by hand
There is a thread of some sort there.
A wintry scene
Felt slippers
Spinning by hand
A wool carder
Wool spinning
Rope making the hard way
Spinning and winding wool
Intricate work
Wool spinning by hand
Weaving in progress
Weaving tools in use
Teasing a thread of some sort
Hand spinning
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Weaving
Knitting
Felt hat making
Not the neatest but definitely the warmest.
A proper sheepskin coat!
Finished felt hats
Concentration!
The sheep look neater!
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Yarns ready for weaving
A flock of sheep
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Spinning
Inserting a thread
Hand spinning
Wool spinning by hand
Weaver at work
Wool working or rope making?
A silk moth.
A sheepskin collar and coat
Spinning
Pressing the felt
Spinning
There is someone inside that!
Balls of newly spun wool
Wool awaiting spinning
Spinning by hand
Silk larva and the cocoon
He looks warmer than the photographer.
wool spinning
Starting a thread
Full length sheepskin coat
Knitting?
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Gathering something, but what?
spinning by hand
Silk being drawn into yarn
Soaking the silk cocoons
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
A happy weaver
Silk cocoons
Teasing thread
The pile is going down
Drawing the silk threads
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Yarns ready for weaving
Silk cocoons
Concentration on the job
The raw material
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Hat moulds
Hat moulds
Drawing silk into skeins
Shaping the hat
Felt working
Dressed for the weather.
The pattern is progressing
A wool winder
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Unravelling the threads
Wool half spun
Drawing silk threads
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