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West of England

United Kingdom, 1950
film

A picture of the Stroud Valley in Western England where weaving is still the principal industry even as it was hundreds of years ago. The sheep that once graz..

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England's wealth from wool

United Kingdom, 1948
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Down lands

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Canterbury: home of handweaving

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Border weave

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Woollen piece

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Weave me a rainbow

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Wool: from sheep to clothing

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The Princess and the wonderful weaver

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All's wool that ends wool

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Lancashire's time for adventure

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United Kingdom, 1944
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