One of a group of films about Shetland Island made by Jenny Brown and purchased by John Grierson for the GPO Film Library in the 1930s
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Crofters are seen gathering and then "rooing" sheep, carding and spinning the wool to make jumpers.
That was an amazing silent film. Those were some TOUGH women. I am a WIMP.
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