How Fibres Are Spun (1940-1949)

British Instructional Films presentation. Spinning processes. Using hands. - wool is pulled from a tuft straight from the sheep. It tends to break so some preparation is needed. Firstly it is “opened out“. Wool is opened out by two women. A West African woman pulls seeds from raw cotton. This is a process known as “jinning“ (sp?). Raw cotton is picked up by a stick. Knocking the stick continuously separates the fibres. The wool is then carded. This separates the fibres even further, they lie roughly in the same direction and there is a fairly even texture. It is made into a roll called a “rolag“ (sp?). Lots of rolags are displayed. A hand spindle is illustrated. C/U of woman’s hands as she operates the spindle. Yugoslavian peasant spins wool slightly differently, carded wool is fastened to a distaff. C/U of hand movement. Cotton being spun by a West African woman, the spindle is supported by a bowl. Spinning wheel is illustrated. Treadle wheel frees both hands for spinning. A foot operates the treadle. C/U of the spindle. Bobbin and its driving band are outlined on a still image. The flyer is then outlined. A modern mill. We see spindles, flyers and bobbins. Produced with the Co-operation of the National Committee for Visual Aids in Education. Commentary by Bob Danvers-Walker. Note: some shots shared with “Fibres to Fabric.“ FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.