What is Silas' vocation in Silas Marner?

Silas Marner's vocation is shown to us on Chapter 1, and
it states that he is a linen weaver. He appears to be specially talented in this area
since he really catches the attention of the Raveloe boys each time their hear the sound
of Silas Marner's loom. The effect is so profound that they even stop what they are
doing in order to be able to witness Silas doing what he apparently does best. His job,
he does from "a stone cottage that stood among the hedgerows near the village of
Raveloe". It is also known that Silas's vocation is characteristics of emigrants who,
from generations, have had a good hand at linen weaving and are often rejected in the
towns to where they move. Hence, linen-weaving is thought to be a job for people who are
eccentric and lonely.