Fibres To Fabrics (1940-1949)

British Instructional Films presentation. Man walks through a field of cotton. C/U of cotton buds. The buds are opened by hand to show the cotton. Men and women pick the cotton buds. A large pile of cotton - men throw handfuls into the air. Top shot of a large flock of sheep moving through the countryside. Two men watch their progress. C/U of two sheep - possibly Merinos. Moving shot of many pens of sheep. Men shear sheep. C/U of the shearing tool in action. The fleece is wound up and tucked in to make a ball. Top shot of two men inspecting a large amount of fleeces. Panning shot. Silk worms in C/U. They nibble at leaves. Worms weaving silk. C/U of a cocoon of silk. Cut open to show the worm inside. A field of flax. Men on a tractor harvest the flax. Inside a processing plant we see the flax being fed through a machine. Graphic animation of the machine shows how the flax is crushed. A woman collects the flax as it emerges from a machine. Spinning technique is illustrated. Th