Blanket Making (1969)

Unissued / unused material. Colour item. Blanket making in Witney, Oxfordshire - cuts / out-takes from story in 69/49. Various shots sheep being sheared. Various shots fleeces being processed by machine. The fleeces are spun into yarn. Looms then weave the yarn into blankets. Blankets are dyed bright colours. The blankets are hemmed by machinists, they also stitch on labels reading “Early’s Tercentenary Blanket“. Blankets are folded and stacked in warehouse. Brief shot helicopter taking off. 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 (1934-195