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Title: linen WEAVING

Reference number: 2646

Date: 1963*

Director: filmed by Kay Gordon (deceased)

Production company: [ Clansman]

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 3.47 mins

Description: A linen weaver in the Kincardineshire village of Luthermuir setting up and working at his loom. [The last linen weaver to weave by hand].

The weaver uses the punched card system: punched his own cards to produce his own designs. Before he retired, the weaver featured in the film had built up world-wide custom for his unique high quality damask and linen work. The punch card system was adopted by fairgrounds to record music.

Information from resident of Luthermuir, January 2004: The hand loom weaver still lives in Luthermuir in the same house that he was born in 92 years ago. 'Willie' the weaver was presented with the M.B.E. by Lord Arbuthnott in later years.

Shotlist: Credits (0.10) shot of village street, man walking up to small building (0.32) inside, man prepares for work. Shot of linen cloth and posters of awards at 1959 Aberdeen Show and 1960 Royal Highland Show; c/u design (0.55) weaver sets up threads and loom. Shots of jacquard cards being wound onto roller and small power driven spindle. Shots of weaving close-ups of working of loom. Shots of central deer buck and border design on finished cloth (3.47)