Film Number |
5111 |
Title |
OLD ENGLISH CRAFTS; VILLAGE ROPE MAKER; MAKING HAY CREELS |
Producer |
Sam Hanna |
Date |
c1945 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound (sep) |
Running Time |
4 mins 00 secs |
Description |
Film showing a hay creel (a device used to carry large amounts of hay) being hand-made by a rope maker at W.R.Outhwaite in Hawes, Yorkshire. The rope maker is seen constructing the hay creel using curved lengths of hazel wood and bound with pieces of twine creating a large mesh effect. There are shots of hay creels being used in fields in Yorkshire and Pendle Hill, Lancashire |
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