Illustrates how yarn is woven into cloth. The principles of weaving are illustrated on a simple hand loom and then the working of a large power-loom is explained. Various processes needed for finished cloth - fulling, cropping, napping and folding - are illustrated; reconstruction of early hand methods being followed by shots of modern factory machines.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006656
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Machinery
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile fabrics
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Weaving
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Machinery
Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile fabrics
Crafts & Visual Arts → Weaving
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)