Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
spinning by hand
The pile is going down
Weaving
A fiddly job
Full length sheepskin coat
There is someone inside that!
A lot of wool to be spun
Any ideas what he is doing here?
Spinning
Wool spinning
The sheep look neater!
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Hand spinning
Concentration on the job
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Drawing silk into skeins
Knitting
Weaving
Hat moulds
Weaver at work
Wool spinning by hand
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Inserting a thread
Felt slippers
It looks a mess whatever it is.
Felt working
Spinning by hand
Hand spinning
A wool winder
A proper sheepskin coat!
Pressing the felt
Rope making
Weaving in progress
Rope making the hard way
A silk moth.
A sheepskin collar and coat
A wintry scene
Intricate work
wool spinning
Many threads being drawn into one
Finished felt hats
Wool spinning
Starting a thread
Wool spinning
Shaping the hat
A wool carder
Wool working or rope making?
Silk being drawn into yarn
Unravelling the threads
Yarns ready for weaving
Wool waiting spinning
Spinning
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
Intricate work here.
Keeping warm with the sheep
Spinning
Weaving in progress
Weaving
Wool half spun
Silk cocoons
Spinning and winding wool
Competing for the woolliest coat.
Spinning wool by hand
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Weaving tools in use
Hand spinning
There was a rope walk in the background here.
Teasing a thread of some sort
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Felt hat making
Spinning by hand
Unwinding the silk strands
Gathering something, but what?
A happy weaver
Dressed for the weather.
Silk larva and the cocoon
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
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