Weaving The Queen’s Coronation Robe (1952)

Braintree, Essex. The velvet for Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation robe is being woven by Warner & Sons Ltd. . Silk being dyed. CU. Operator dyeing. . Dyed silk being wound on quills. LV. Silk being wound. CU. Girl winder. SCU. Silk being wound. LV. Miss Lilly Lee at her loom. SV. Shuttle being passed back and forth. SV. Mrs. Hilda Calver at her loom. CU. Warp threads parting. CU. Foot bars being operated. CU. Cutting weft for pile. Women holding finished velvet. 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 content from 1