| SILK FARM Making silk - the process is shown from the worms eating Mulberry leaves to the finished garments. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6070 |
| Catalog #: | 46177 | |
| Clip Number: | 46177-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 605 | |
| Timecode: | 01:40:35 - 01:42:52 | |
| Location: | Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE: Insect, Silkworm FARMING: Livestock INDUSTRY: Textiles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Hertfordshire | |
| Description: | SILK FARM Making silk - the process is shown from the worms eating Mulberry leaves to the finished garments. Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire. A story about a silk farm. Various shots of two young women feeding the silk worms Mulberry leaves, and sorting through the cocoons of silk. They are washed in a machine, and the girls wind the threads ready for weaving. Lady Hart Dyke, the owner of Lullingstone Silk Farm, inspects spinning machine. One of the girls inspects a skein of silk. We see various shots of finished garments such as robes and ties. | |
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