Forget the cow. Look at the rope walk in the background.
The raw material
Inserting a coloured thread
Weaving
Soaking the silk cocoons
Many threads being drawn into one
Dressed for the weather.
Spinning
Yarns ready for weaving
Wool half spun
A happy weaver
There is a thread of some sort there.
Spinning
Wool spinning
A wool carder
Weaving in progress
Weaving tools in use
Starting a thread
Weaving
Raw wool waiting to be spun.
Weaving or wool spinning, that is the question?
Drawing silk into skeins
Spinning by hand
Very intricate wheels. What are they for?
Wool spinning the traditional way.
spinning by hand
Felt slippers
Making a felt hat
Any ideas what he is doing here?
A lot of wool to be spun
Not sure who has the warmer coat.
Gathering something, but what?
Finished felt hats
Inserting a thread
Teasing thread
Drawing the silk threads
Intricate work here.
A proper sheepskin coat!
A wintry scene
The pattern is progressing
The sheep look neater!
Wool spinning
Drawing silk threads
Hand spinning with a loom behind ready to use the yarn.
Knitting?
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