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202610 minPGdocumentary

The Weavers

202610 minPGdocumentary

In Scottish textile mills, weavers shape tartan and tweed using centuries-old machines, while the craft faces a decline due to a lack of apprentices.

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Callum McCulloch-Nowlan

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In Scottish textile mills, weavers shape tartan and tweed using centuries-old machines, while the craft faces a decline due to a lack of apprentices.

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In Scottish textile mills, weavers shape tartan and tweed using centuries-old machines. As apprentices are rare, the craft’s survival hangs by a thread.

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