Udmurt

Udmurtia is a region about 200 km east of Moscow where udmurt people live, a finno-ugric tribe. In the rural villages there has been preserved North-European short-tailed sheep. It is a small, slowly growing sheep that has a wool with good felting abilities.

Wool from Kotomka village, Udmurt.

Carded wool from Udmurt.

Hand spun yarn with an Estonian drop spindle, Udmurt.

Hand spun yarn with a spindle from Udmurt. The spinner and knitter was an udmurt woman. Sock knitted with the hand spun yarn.

Drop spindle from Udmurt. The left side of the spindle is kept in the hand.