Sheep are useful sources not just of metaphors and similes, but also of wool. The Kyrgyz art of felt-making quite naturally developed from their nomadic, shepherd roots. I had the privilege of witnessing this man making tapachki (slippers) from scratch, well, from wool, anyway. Wool, soap, water, a bit of dye, and a lot of rubbing, and hey presto, you have felt slippers! The lady, Svetka, is spinning wool to make yarn with which to sew bags.
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