This is a study of Scotland’s woollen industry, and, in particular, the weaving of the famous rainbow-hued Border cloth. From all over the world comes wool for Border looms to manufacture into the finest woollen cloth in the world. This film shows the processes in detail, from the preliminary grading and scouring of the wool, the careful blending of the brilliant colors for dyeing and the spinning of the yarn.
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ACMI Identifier
001381
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dyes and dyeing
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Scotland
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Spinning
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Weaving
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool scouring
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Woolen goods
Crafts & Visual Arts → Dyes and dyeing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Spinning
Crafts & Visual Arts → Weaving
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)