Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Wool spinning
Weaving
Balls of newly spun wool
Spinning
Wool spinning by hand
A family business. Not many tools in evidence.
The sheep look neater!
A sheepskin collar and coat
Weaving in progress
The face of a man who knows how to keep warm.
Making a felt hat
Intricate work here.
Yarns dyed ready for weaving
Inserting a thread
Spinning
Unwinding the silk strands
Wool waiting spinning
Finished felt hats
Soaking the silk cocoons
A wool carder
Felt working
Spinning by hand
Hand spinning
Starting a thread
Spinning and winding wool
Full length sheepskin coat
Wool spinning
Wool half spun
A lot of wool to be spun
A silk moth.
The raw material
Hat moulds
Drawing silk threads
Wool spinning the traditional way.
Rope making by hand
Concentration!
Hat moulds
Rope making by hand
Silk cocoons
Silk being drawn into yarn
Pressing the felt
Felt hat making
Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
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