Hawick, in Scotland, has been the centre of a thriving knitting trade for over 200 years. Shows the raw material of the industry, obtained from the Kashmir goat in the mountains beyond the Himalayas, transformed into the finished product. Highly skilled workers are seen making the articles for which the industry is justly famous. Historic Edinburgh provides the setting for a display of fashionable sweater designs.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013886
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Clothing trade
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Scotland
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Woolen goods
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Edinburgh (Scotland)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Knitting
Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile crafts
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)