Olga Surkova

The flock moves steadily across the hillside, several sheep in the foreground crossing around the rocks while others graze and lift their...

The weathered hands part the thick fleece wider, lifting one dense curl and rubbing the wool gently between the fingers to inspect its te...

The elderly shearer opens and closes the hand shears through one thick section of fleece, making one clear cutting pass along the sheep’s...

The worker spreads the lifted fleece wider across the table, pulling the long wool fibers apart with both hands to expose burrs and dry g...

The hands raise the long edge of the freshly shorn fleece higher from the wooden table and shake it once to loosen trapped straw and smal...

The woman on the left lifts a clean handful of wool from the pile and places it into the wicker basket. The woman on the right pulls a da...

The elderly woman gathers the wet fleece toward herself with both hands, presses it beneath the water and pulls one section across the tr...

The elderly man presses the wet wool deeper into the hot water with both hands, then lifts one heavy section and turns it over inside the...

The woman presses the large mass of wool down into the warm water with both hands, then lifts and turns one heavy wet section over inside...

A village breeze moves across the drying frames, lifting and rippling the loose white wool fibers. The woman in front spreads one thick s...

The woman lifts one wooden carder loaded with fluffy wool, transfers the soft layer onto the second carder and pulls the fibers into a lo...

The elderly woman brings the two wooden hand carders together through the wool on her lap and pulls them apart, combing the fibers into a...

The woman on the right pulls a long soft strip of carded wool toward herself while the woman on the left steadies the opposite end and ro...

The wrinkled hands twist and draw fibers from the fluffy wool bundle while the wooden spindle rotates between the fingers. A thin uneven ...

The elderly woman draws the fluffy wool outward with both hands, stretching it into a long even strand while the spinning wheel turns bes...

The elderly spinner feeds the loose wool toward the spinning wheel with one hand while drawing a thin strand outward with the other. The ...

The woman lowers a bundle of wool into the center copper pot and presses it beneath the hot dye with her hand tool, then lifts one edge t...

The woman raises the dyed wool skein a little higher above the copper pot and turns the wooden stick slightly to inspect the color. Red d...

The dyed wool skeins sway in the village breeze, each bundle moving with its own natural weight. The woman in the foreground walks forwar...

The elderly weaver pulls one warp thread downward and hooks it into place on the loom. He tests the tension with his fingers, adjusts the...

The elderly weaver separates several vertical warp threads with one hand and pulls a loose strand into position with the other. She leans...

The upper hand guides the wooden shuttle through the stretched warp threads in one clean pass. The lower hand steadies the fabric edge an...

Both women lift the woven cloth and spread it wider between them, revealing more of the handmade pattern. The woman on the left raises on...

The elderly woman makes several natural knitting movements with the wooden needles, drawing new loops through the thick wool. The yarn fe...

The elderly man pushes the needle through the worn mitten, pulls the thread through and tightens the stitch. He adjusts the mitten with h...

A light draft from the nearby window moves one loose yarn end and lifts a few soft wool fibers across the finished sweater. One knitting ...

The standing woman settles the wool shawl around the elderly woman’s shoulders and smooths the front edge with both hands. The seated wom...

The younger hands slide the folded wool blanket across the wooden table toward the older hands. The older hands reach forward and take th...

Preserve the woman’s exact doorway position and keep the hat stable in her hand. She slowly leans her upper body a little farther out of ...

Keep the elderly woman standing in the doorway and keep the forgotten felt hat securely in her existing hand. She looks across the square...