Weave Me a Rainbow - Scotland’s Textile Industries

Synopsis

WEAVE ME A RAINBOW is the first in a series of three DVDs providing a retrospective of Scotland’s great textile companies. It consists of a compilation of five films, never previously released on home video:

ROYAL OCCASION 22ND JUNE 1955 (1955, b/w) Queen Elizabeth and Price Philip visit Templeton’s Carpet Co in Glasgow.

FROM GLASGOW GREEN TO BENDIGO (1961, colour) Carpet manUfacturing for the world’s markets at Templetons, Glasgow Green.

WEAVE ME A RAINBOW (1962, colour) A film made to promote the Scottish Woollen Industry.

FINE FLOORS (1963, colour) The processes involved in linoleum manufacture at Nairns, Kircaldy.

ISLAND OF BIG CLOTH (1971, colour, widescreen) The story of Harris Tweed and the islanders who produce it.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2010

Subjects

Crafts; History

Keywords

archive films; carpet making; industrial archaeology; Scotland; textile industries; linoleum

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 PAL

Price

£12.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

105 minutes

Year

2016

Distributor

Name

Panamint Cinema

Email

cinema@panamint.co.uk

Web

http://www.panamint.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

01505 834936

Address

Abercorn Schoolhouse
Whitequarries
Broxburn
West Lothian, Scotland
EH52 6PZ

 

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