9 Season
69 Episode
Inside the Factory - Season 5 Episode 2 Wax Jackets (2024)
How a factory in South Shields produces 650 water-resistant waxed jackets a day - from 500-metre-long rolls of undyed cotton, to dipping the finished fabric into baths of heated wax, to assembling each jacket from 23 pieces. How a breathable membrane is key to allowing sweat to get out while keeping water from getting in. How a simple wooden stick is transformed into a top-notch umbrella using saws, pliers, and needle and thread - techniques barely changed in 150 years. The history of seamen adapting oil-covered sail cloth into garments.
- Country : United Kingdom
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio : BBC Two
- Director :
- Cast : Cherry Healey, Ruth Goodman, Paddy McGuinness
