Silk Farm (1966)

Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire. A story about a silk farm. Various shots of two young women feeding the silk worms Mulberry leaves, and sorting through the cocoons of silk. They are washed in a machine, and the girls wind the threads ready for weaving. Lady Hart Dyke, the owner of Lullingstone Silk Farm, inspects spinning machine. One of the girls inspects a skein of silk. We see various shots of finished garments such as robes and ties. Cuts exist please see separate record 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