| NEEDLEWORK CHURCH A remarkable model church made entirely of fabric. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6000 | |
| Catalog #: | 139677 | |
| Clip Number: | 139677-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 15 | |
| Timecode: | 01:49:10 - 01:51:09 | |
| Location: | Ilford, Essex | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | HOBBIES: Crafts, Needlework HOBBIES: Doll House / Miniature Buildings LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Essex | |
| Description: | NEEDLEWORK CHURCH A remarkable model church made entirely of fabric. Ilford, Essex L/S of a model of a church. This model was made by the late Mrs. Alice Dudman of Ilford, Essex. Her daughter-in-law Doreen keeps the model spick and span with a miniature brush. She dusts the furniture. Various shots of the model and of Doreen doing her housework. Velvet, silk, satin and parchment have been used in the model. C/U of a miniature bible being dusted with the tiny brush. Ditto the miniature organ - C/U of the pipes which have been made with gold silk. A miniature flag of the Women's Union branch to which Mrs. Dudman belonged hands beside the altar. High angle shot of the church floor and pews, C/U of detail of the floor. C/Us of a shrine area, a "painting" and of the hymn board. The project was begun in 1929 and took 9 years of painstaking needlework to complete. Mrs. Dudman was offered £500 for the model before she died but turned it down. Ends with an impressive tilt shot which makes the model look like a real church. | |
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