FIBRE TO FABRIC: The Story of Aberdeen Flax
Slivers of flax fibre are spun into yarn and then spun on to bobbins. (clip)
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Title: FIBRE TO FABRIC: The Story of Aberdeen Flax
Reference number: 4268
Date: 1970c
Sponsor: Richards Ltd
Production company: Clansman
Sound: sound
Original format: 16mm
Colour: bw
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 13.21 mins
Description: The story of Aberdeen Flax processed at Richards of Aberdeen Ltd. Each stage is described, from raw flax arriving at the warehouse, through to the cloth being sent out.
Shotlist: Credits (.24) gvs of load of flax being lifted by crane into top area of Broadford warehouse in Aberdeen (.59) gvs of woman splitting the flax into manageable pieces (1.17) gvs of flax pieces going through hackling machine (2.49) gvs of flax being pulled through drawing frame and spinning frame (4.33) gvs of cone winding department and cones going into boiling vat (6.57) gvs of warp winding department (8.10) gvs of strings on dressing machine (9.37) gvs of drawing department and weaving machines working (11.27) gvs of canvass and man checking it and it going through two more machines (12.20) gvs of finishing department (12.38) gvs of packs of cloth being driven away from warehouse on lorry (13.13) THE END (13.21)