Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
Hand spinning
Hat moulds
A flock of sheep
The pattern is progressing
Inserting a thread
Unravelling the threads
He looks warmer than the photographer.
A sheepskin collar and coat
Teasing a thread of some sort
A historical loom?
Shaping the hat
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Felt working
Silk cocoons
Finished felt hats
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