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  1. Spinning a Yarn: Weaving in Piccadilly

    Date released
    Apr 1937
    Series name
    Ace Cinemagazine
    Issue no
    14
    NoS ID
    348909
    Story no
    1 / 5

    NoS synopsis: another of London’s oldest industries, one hundred years old, hand weaving, a stone’s throw from Piccadilly

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  2. Backstrap Weaving: Traditional Weaving in Guatemala and Mexico (1998 Video)

    Producer
    Janet Willougby
    Subject
    Anthropology; Crafts
    Distribution
    DVD

    Shows backstrap weaving, a skill widely practiced in Guatemala and Mexico, where it is a common sight to see weavers sitting down to weave. Complex and colourful designs reflecting thousands of years of...

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  3. V for Vendetta (2006 Film)

    Director
    James McTeigue
    Producer
    Joel Silver; Grant Hill; Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski

    Feature film. Set in London in 2020 when Britain has become a Fascist state, a freedom fighter known as V (Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman (Portman)...

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  4. The quiet conquest - the Huguenots (1985)

    Genre
    Interview; Documentary

    The Quiet Conquest - The Huguenots. The Huguenots were intelligent, skilled French citizens, who fled from Catholic France where they were persecuted, to Protestant England among many other countries. Here...

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  5. Hobby Horse No.3: short programmes about hobbies - nd [1975-1986]

    Hobby Horse No.3: short programmes about hobbies -nd [1975-1986] presented by Roger Kennedy. Track 1- Sub-Aqua. Sound of water. Interview with John. He talks about this sport, training courses, equipments,...

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  6. Intolerance

    Date
    7 Apr 2016, 13:55
    Author
    Ben Hodson
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    Intolerance GB. Blu-ray/DVD. Eureka (Masters of Cinema series). 167 minutes + 200 minutes extras. £19.99 About the reviewer: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Professor of Ancient Greek and Iranian Studies at...

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  7. Damask Weaving (1980 Video)

    Director
    Brenda Percy
    Producer
    David Irwin
    Subject
    Crafts
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 53 min.

    Looks at the development of damask weaving in the north-east of Scotland with examples of patterns to be found in tablecloths and napkins. Also a demonstration by one of the surviving hand weavers of...

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  8. Ikats of Sumba, The: Tie-Dyeing and Weaving of Ceremonial Cloths (1998 Video)

    Producer
    Janet Willougby
    Subject
    Anthropology; Crafts
    Distribution
    DVD

    Shows the making of the complex and high-quality ikats, ceremonial cloths with unique designs as woven in traditional villages of Sumba in Indonesia. Using indigo and a red dye from tree roots, the people of...

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  9. Craft of the Weaver (5 Parts) (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Crafts
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 5 x 25 min., 1999 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

    Leading weavers in their own workshops demonstrate the techniques of weaving and discuss the inspiration behind their work. Shows examples of weaving past and present.

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  10. Traditional Silk Weaving in Thailand (1999 Video)

    Producer
    Janet Willougby
    Subject
    Anthropology; Crafts
    Distribution
    DVD

    Shows the traditional processes of silk weaving in Isarn in north-east Thailand, which has been a cradle of silkworm rearing for thousands of years. Silk sarongs and scarves of extraordinary quality with...

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